Sentences with phrase «pulmonary health of patients»

A respiratory therapist is a doctor or a medical specialist who is responsible for restoring the pulmonary health of patients to help them to ease off the pain and provide life support to those who are suffering from any kinds of respiratory issues.

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Exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) accelerate the loss of lung function especially among patients with mild disease, according to researchers at National Jewish Health and other institutions.

At the University of Michigan Asthma and Airway Center, our multidisciplinary team of specialists from Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Public Health, and Patient Education work together to comprehensively treat and educate patients with all levels of asthma severity.

At the Asthma and Airway Center at the University of Michigan our multidisciplinary team of specialists from Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Public Health, and Patient Education work together to comprehensively treat and educate patients with all types of asthma.

The relationship between depressive symptoms and step count has only been assessed in specific populations with small sample sizes, such as low - socioeconomic status Latino immigrants, 16 elderly Japanese people17 or patients with chronic conditions such as heart failure18 19 or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.20 21 Studies yield contradictory results, with some observing no association between depressive symptoms and daily step count, 19 21 while others report a negative correlation.16 — 18 20 In one cross-sectional sample of healthy older adults, an inverse association between depressive symptoms (using the Goldberg Depression Scale - 15) and accelerometer measured daily step count disappeared after controlling for general health and disability.22 While a systematic review suggests reduced levels of objectively measured PA in patients with depression, 23 it is not known whether this association is present in those at high risk of CVD and taken into account important confounding such as gender and age.