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Respiratory impairment in inflammatory bowel disease: does it vary with disease activity?
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2616823     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Serial assessments of respiratory function were made in 44 patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Pulmonary function tests were performed at the initial assessment and after three months to see if abnormality was associated with alteration in disease activity, drug therapy or with evidence of immunological disturbance. Fourteen patients (32%) had some abnormality of respiratory function when first investigated. Seven (16%) had a reduced gas transfer factor but these abnormalities were not related to disease activity, drug therapy or any immunological variable. Elevation of both functional residual capacity and residual volume was found in nine (20%) patients at the initial assessment. These abnormalities appeared to be associated with active inflammatory bowel disease and in four of these patients lung volumes returned to normal at 3 months when the bowel disease was in remission.
Authors:
J G Douglas; C F McDonald; M J Leslie; J Gillon; G K Crompton; G J McHardy
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Respiratory medicine     Volume:  83     ISSN:  0954-6111     ISO Abbreviation:  Respir Med     Publication Date:  1989 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1990-03-05     Completed Date:  1990-03-05     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8908438     Medline TA:  Respir Med     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  389-94     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Respiratory Medicine Service, Northern General Hospital, Edinburgh, U.K.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Female
Humans
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / complications*
Male
Middle Aged
Prospective Studies
Questionnaires
Respiration Disorders / complications*,  radiography
Respiratory Function Tests
Smoking / physiopathology

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