Respiration is an important physiological parameter used to assess human health and
metabolic activity. Herein, we propose a laser-induced graphene (LIG)-based humidity …

Background Bronchodilator responsiveness (BDR) is commonly used in the diagnosis of
lung disease. Although small airways dysfunction is a feature of asthma and COPD …

Children with sickle cell disease (SCD) are at high-risk of progressive, chronic pulmonary
and cardiac dysfunction. In this prospective multicenter Phase II trial of …

Background & objectives The co-presence of non-emphysematous airflow obstruction in
interstitial Lung disease (ILD) is not elaborated. The present study aims the job with …

Changes of maximum expiratory flow at 25% and 50% of vital capacity (MEF 25 and MEF
50, respectively), and predominant parameters indicating small airways function in …

In June, as usual, Thomson Reuters-ISI Web of Knowledge published the impact factors for
all the medical journals included in its listing and they attributed the Portuguese Journal of …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic inflammatory disease that is
linked to high mortality and morbidity. In COPD, the majority of airway resistance is located …

De acordo com o Global Iniciative for Asthma (GINA) em 2016, 1 a asma é definida como
uma doença heterogénea, geralmente caracterizada por uma inflamação crónica das vias …

Background: Despite the long history of the bronchodilator response (BDR) as a diagnostic
tool, still there are no commonly accepted rules for its performance. Aim: The aim of our …

De acordo com o Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA, 2016) 1 a asma é definida como uma
doença heterogénea, geralmente caracterizada por uma inflamação crónica das vias …