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Secondary Adrenal Suppression Related to High Doses of Inhaled Corticosteroids ...
Lobato, M; Gaspar-Marques, J; Carreiro-Martins, P; Leiria-Pinto, P
Severe Asthma in the Era of COVID-19: A Narrative Review
Gaspar-Marques, J; van Zeller, M; Carreiro-Martins, P; Chaves Loureiro, CIntroduction and objectives: Severe asthma management during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is a challenge and will continue to be, at least in the next few months, as herd immunity is still a mirage. A lot has to be learned about how COVID-19 affects underlying diseases, and severe asthma is no exception. Methods: Narrative review of papers available until February 2021 in PubMed and Google S...
Ventilatory Defects and Treatable Traits in Very Elderly Patients
Gaspar-Marques, J; Palmeiro, T; Caires, I; Leiria Pinto, P; Neuparth, N; Carreiro-Martins, PThough the approach used to classify chronic respiratory diseases is changing to a treatable-traits (TT) approach, data regarding very elderly patients is lacking. The objectives of this study were to assess TT frequency in very elderly patients and to study the link between extrapulmonary TT and ventilatory defects. Individuals (≥75 years) residing in elderly care centres answered a standardised questionnaire,...
Chronic Urticaria in the Real-Life Clinical Practice Setting in Portugal: Basel...
Costa, C; Rosmaninho, I; Guilherme, A; Ferreira, J; Antunes, J; Pina, A; Prates, S; Gaspar-Marques, J; Azevedo, F; Cunha, AP; Brito, C; Massa, AThere is a paucity of information regarding chronic urticaria patients' care in a real-world setting. The objective of this study was to report and evaluate the baseline characteristics of Portuguese chronic urticaria patients refractory to H1-antihistamines included in the AWARE study. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This is a non-interventional cohort study. Adult patients with a diagnosis of chronic urticaria with sym...
The Portuguese Severe Asthma Registry: Development, Features, and Data Sharing ...
Sá-Sousa, A; Fonseca, JA; Pereira, AM; Ferreira, A; Arrobas, A; Mendes, A; Drummond, M; Videira, W; Costa, T; Farinha, P; Soares, J; Rocha, PThe Portuguese Severe Asthma Registry (Registo de Asma Grave Portugal, RAG) was developed by an open collaborative network of asthma specialists. RAG collects data from adults and pediatric severe asthma patients that despite treatment optimization and adequate management of comorbidities require step 4/5 treatment according to GINA recommendations. In this paper, we describe the development and implementation ...
Piperacillin-Tazobactam Anaphylaxis: a Rare Cause of Occupational Disease
Gaspar-Marques, J; Finelli, E; Martins, PC; Prates, S; Leiria-Pinto, PPiperacillin is a beta-lactam antibiotic of penicillin family. Some penicillins were report-ed as occupational diseases cause, but piperacillin anaphylaxis with occupational sensi-tization is rare. We describe the case of a female nurse with recurrent anaphylaxis in last few months without apparent cause, only in work environment. Latex allergy was excluded after negative latex glove provocation. Later during d...
The Portuguese Severe Asthma Registry: Development, Features, and Data Sharing ...
Sá-Sousa, A; Fonseca, JA; Pereira, AM; Ferreira, A; Arrobas, A; Mendes, A; Drummond, M; Videira, W; Costa, T; Farinha, P; Soares, J; Rocha, PThe Portuguese Severe Asthma Registry (Registo de Asma Grave Portugal, RAG) was developed by an open collaborative network of asthma specialists. RAG collects data from adults and pediatric severe asthma patients that despite treatment optimization and adequate management of comorbidities require step 4/5 treatment according to GINA recommendations. In this paper, we describe the development and implementation ...
The Portuguese Severe Asthma Registry: Development, Features, and Data Sharing ...
Sá-Sousa, A; Fonseca, J; Pereira, A; Ferreira, A; Arrobas, A; Mendes, A; Drummond, M; Videira, W; Costa, T; Farinha, P; Soares, J; Rocha, P; Todo-Bom, AThe Portuguese Severe Asthma Registry (Registo de Asma Grave Portugal, RAG) was developed by an open collaborative network of asthma specialists. RAG collects data from adults and pediatric severe asthma patients that despite treatment optimization and adequate management of comorbidities require step 4/5 treatment according to GINA recommendations. In this paper, we describe the development and implementation ...
Chronic Respiratory Diseases and Quality of Life in Elderly Nursing Home Residents
Carreiro-Martins, P; Gomes-Belo, J; Papoila, AL; Caires, I; Palmeiro, T; Gaspar-Marques, J; Leiria-Pinto, P; Mendes, AS; Paulo-Teixeira, J; Botelho, MAFew studies have assessed the quality of life (QOL) related to chronic respiratory diseases in the elderly. In the framework of the geriatric study on the health effects of air quality in elderly care centers (GERIA) study, a questionnaire was completed by elderly subjects from 53 selected nursing homes. It included various sections in order to assess respiratory complaints, QOL (World Health Organization QOL (...
Chronic respiratory diseases and quality of life in elderly nursing home residents
Carreiro-Martins, P; Gomes-Belo, J; Papoila, AL; Caires, I; Palmeiro, T; Gaspar-Marques, J; Leiria-Pinto, P; Mendes, A; Teixeira, JP; Botelho, MAFew studies have assessed the quality of life (QOL) related to chronic respiratory diseases in the elderly. In the framework of the geriatric study on the health effects of air quality in elderly care centers (GERIA) study, a questionnaire was completed by elderly subjects from 53 selected nursing homes. It included various sections in order to assess respiratory complaints, QOL (World Health Organization QOL (...