Hypertension induces structural and functional damage in multiple organs. Evidence of subclinical damage increases risk of vascular events and death but can be difficult to identify in the clinic. We ...
Definitions of hypoxaemia, hypoxia, type 1 respiratory failure and hyperoxaemia Definition of hypercapnia and type 2 respiratory failure Definition of acidosis (respiratory acidosis and metabolic ...
6 University Health Network/Mount Sinai Hospital/University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 7 University of Toronto/St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Introduction Preoperative ...
Correspondence to Professor David B Price, Academic Primary Care, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, UK; dprice{at}opri.sg Background Little is known about the prevalence of severe, ...
Objectives To evaluate risk factors associated with exacerbation frequency in primary care. Information on exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has mainly been generated by ...