Respiratory Regulation - Clinical Advances

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Assessment of Airway Hyperresponsiveness: Comparison of Spirometry and Body Plethysmography....Pages 1-9
Hospital Management of Patients with Exacerbation of Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease....Pages 11-17
Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Patients Referred for Lung Transplantation....Pages 19-25
Effects of Nasal Insufflation on Arterial Gas Exchange and Breathing Pattern in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure....Pages 27-34
Exposure to Traffic-Related Air Pollutants as a Risk of Airway Obstruction....Pages 35-45
Occupational Immediate-Type Allergic Asthma due to Potassium Tetrachloroplatinate in Production of Cytotoxic Drugs....Pages 47-53
Comparison of Different Non-invasive Methods for Detection of Allergic Asthma....Pages 55-63
Deep Nasal Inspirations Increase the Cough Threshold in Children with Mild Asthma....Pages 65-69
Reproducibility of Sensitivity to Capsaicin Assessed by Single Breath Inhalation Methodology....Pages 71-78
Occupational Non-immediate Type Allergic Asthma due to Ammonium Persulfate....Pages 79-84
Bronchial Allergen Challenges: Doubling or Quadrupling Dose Steps?....Pages 85-88
Evaluation of Laryngopharyngeal Reflux in Pediatric Patients with Asthma Using a New Technique of Pharyngeal pH-Monitoring....Pages 89-95
Latent Airway Hyperresponsiveness: A Phenomenon Bordering Bronchial Asthma Definition....Pages 97-101
Impact of Daytime Sleepiness on Rehabilitation Outcome in the Elderly....Pages 103-110
Pulmonary Physiotherapy in Patients with Bronchial Asthma....Pages 111-115
Hypoxemia During Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure Treatment in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome and Chronic Respiratory Insufficiency....Pages 117-123
Validation of the Essener Questionnaire of Age and Sleepiness in the Elderly Using Pupillometry....Pages 125-132
Lung Function at Age 18–25 Years: A Comparison of Different Reference Value Systems....Pages 133-142
Pulmonary Function Impairment in Patients Undergoing Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation....Pages 143-148
Lung Impairment in Scleroderma....Pages 149-154
Severity of Nocturnal Cardiac Arrhythmias Correlates with Intensity of Sleep Apnea in Men....Pages 155-168
β2-Adrenergic Receptor Gene Polymorphism and Response to Bronchodilating Treatment Evaluated by Spirometry....Pages 169-177
Costs of Smoking-Attributable Productivity Losses in Poland....Pages 179-187
Cigarette Smoking Among Students and the Influence of Legal Regulations on Passive Smoking....Pages 189-194
Medical Students’ Aptitude Toward Smoking in Warsaw, Strasbourg and Teheran....Pages 195-202
Epidemiology of Pertussis in an Urban Region of Poland: Time for a Booster for Adolescents and Adults....Pages 203-212
Rhinitis as a Cause of Respiratory Disorders During Pregnancy....Pages 213-220
Subglottic and Tracheal Stenosis due to Wegener’s Granulomatosis....Pages 221-224
Pulmonary Aspergillosis: Therapeutic Management and Prognostic Factors from 16 Years of Monocenter Experience....Pages 225-236
Influence of Rapid Influenza Test on Clinical Management of Children Younger than Five with Febrile Respiratory Tract Infections....Pages 237-241
Influenza Immunization Rates in Children and Teenagers in Polish Cities: Conclusions from the 2009/2010 Season....Pages 243-249
Pharmacotherapy for Sarcoidosis: An Example of an Off-Label Procedure....Pages 251-256
Invasive Pneumococcal Bacteremia in a 9-Year-Old Boy Caused by Serotype 1: Course, Treatment and Costs....Pages 257-266
Nosocomial Rotovirus Gastroenetrocolitis in Children Hospitalized Primarily Due to Respiratory Infections....Pages 267-274
Mental Health of Polish Students and the Occurrence of Respiratory Tract Infections....Pages 275-281
Atherosclerotic Factors in PR3 Pulmonary Vasculitis....Pages 283-286
Vagal Heart Rate Control in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: Impact of Tonic Activation of Peripheral Chemosensory Function in Heart Failure....Pages 287-297
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Patients with Sarcoidosis: The Pulsar Single Center Experience....Pages 299-305
Cutaneous Changes: An Initial Manifestation of Pulmonary Wegener’s Granulomatosis....Pages 307-310
Posturography in Differential Diagnosis of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus and Brain Atrophy....Pages 311-324
Psychological Background of Pro-health Behavior....Pages 325-333
Cardiovascular Effects of the Valsalva Maneuver During Static Arm Exercise in Elite Power Lifting Athletes....Pages 335-342
Computer Games and Fine Motor Skills....Pages 343-348
Toward the Clarification of Ideas: Medical Futility, Persistent/Obstinate Therapy and Extra/Ordinary Means....Pages 349-356
Psychological Attachment in Patients with Spondylosis of Cervical and Lumbar Spine....Pages 357-363
Fear and Anger Among Adolescents and the Behavior of Their Mothers....Pages 365-368
Psychosomatic Disorders Among Adopted People....Pages 369-373
Market Surveillance of In Vitro Diagnostics by the BfArM Until End 2010: Safety of IVD for Therapeutic Drug Monitoring....Pages 375-383
Market Surveillance of In Vitro Diagnostics by the BfArM Until End 2010: How Safe Are Products for Tumor Diagnostics?....Pages 385-396
Back Matter....Pages 397-400