scholarly journals Year in review 2016: Interstitial lung disease, pulmonary vascular disease, pulmonary function, paediatric lung disease, cystic fibrosis and sleep

Respirology ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 1022-1034 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adelle S. Jee ◽  
Tamera J. Corte ◽  
Stephen J. Wort ◽  
Neil D. Eves ◽  
Claire E. Wainwright ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cystic Fibrosis ◽  
Interstitial Lung Disease ◽  
Pulmonary Function ◽  
Lung Disease ◽  
Vascular Disease ◽  
Pulmonary Vascular Disease ◽  
Paediatric Lung Disease

scholarly journals Year in review 2017: Interstitial lung disease, pulmonary vascular disease and sleep

Respirology ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 421-433
Author(s):  
Amanda J. Piper ◽  
Stephen J. Wort ◽  
Elisabetta A. Renzoni ◽  
Vasileios Kouranos
Keyword(s):  
Interstitial Lung Disease ◽  
Lung Disease ◽  
Vascular Disease ◽  
Pulmonary Vascular Disease

The lung in autoimmune rheumatic disorders

2010 ◽  
pp. 3387-3395
Author(s):  
A.U. Wells ◽  
H.R. Branley
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Interstitial Lung Disease ◽  
Lung Disease ◽  
Vascular Disease ◽  
Pulmonary Vascular Disease ◽  
Systemic Diseases ◽  
High Resolution Ct ◽  
Significant Disease

Lung complications occur in all rheumatological disorders, but their frequency and type vary strikingly between different systemic diseases. Greater routine use of high-resolution CT and echocardiography means that interstitial lung disease and pulmonary vascular disease are increasingly recognized, which can create clinical difficulty in distinguishing between subclinical involvement and significant disease....

scholarly journals Digital Clubbing Is Associated with Higher Serum KL-6 Levels and Lower Pulmonary Function in Patients with Interstitial Lung Disease

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazushige Shiraishi ◽  
Torahiko Jinta ◽  
Naoki Nishimura ◽  
Hiroshi Nakaoka ◽  
Ryosuke Tsugitomi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Interstitial Lung Disease ◽  
Pulmonary Function ◽  
Lung Disease ◽  
Clinical Data ◽  
Diffusing Capacity ◽  
Partial Pressure Of Oxygen ◽  
Digital Clubbing ◽  
Common Presentation ◽  
Arterial Blood ◽  
Lower Oxygen

Background. Although digital clubbing is a common presentation in patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD), little has been reported regarding its role in assessing patients with ILD. This study evaluated patients with ILD for the presence of clubbing and investigated its association with clinical data. Methods. We evaluated patients with ILD who visited the teaching hospital at which the study was conducted, between October 2014 and January 2015. Clubbing, evaluated using a Vernier caliper for individual patients, was defined as a phalangeal depth ratio > 1. We examined the association of clubbing with clinical data. Results. Of 102 patients with ILD, we identified 17 (16.7%) with clubbing. The partial pressure of oxygen in arterial blood was lower (65.2 ± 5.9 mmHg versus 80.2 ± 3.1 mmHg; p=0.03), serum Krebs von den Lugen-6 (KL-6) levels were higher (1495.0 ± 277.4 U/mL versus 839.1 ± 70.2 U/mL; p=0.001), and the percent predicted diffusing capacity of carbon monoxide was lower (50.0 ± 6.0 versus 73.5 ± 3.1; p=0.002) in these patients with clubbing. Conclusions. Patients with clubbing had lower oxygen levels, higher serum KL-6 levels, and lower pulmonary function than those without clubbing.

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