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The 6 simple hand tests to check if you’re at risk of hidden killers – and you can do them at home
THEY aid us in almost every daily task and are among the most intricate tools we possess. But your hands can also provide a ...
gut.bmj16h
OTH-11 Intelligent liver function testing (iLFT) in action - Gut
Background and aims Liver Function Tests (LFTs) are commonly requested and are abnormal in 20% of cases. Intelligent liver function testing (iLFT) aims to improve diagnostic proficiency and quality of ...
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The functional standing test; development and standardization of a clinical evaluation of standing function - IEEE Xplore
The functional standing test, which quantifies standing performance based on the ability to free the upper extremities from support and balance tasks in order to manipulate the environment, is ...
rmdopen.bmj5d
Pulmonary arterial hypertension, a novelty in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: insights and first experiences with vasoactive therapy | RMD Open - BMJ
To characterise the different types of pulmonary hypertension (PH) among idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IIM). A retrospective case series with assessment of PH by right heart catheterisation, ...
Pulmonology Advisor5d
Lung Function Racial/Ethnic Disparities Linked to Social Determinants of Health
Unfavorable social determinants of health (SDoH) disproportionately affect lung function in non-Hispanic Black and Mexican/Hispanic Americans.
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Changes in right heart haemodynamics and echocardiographic function in an advanced phenotype of pulmonary hypertension and right heart dysfunction associated with pulmonary ...
Background Pulmonary hypertension (PH)-targeted therapy in the setting of pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is controversial; the main clinical concern is worsening of systemic hypoxaemia. We sought to ...