Sentence examples for consistent obstruction from inspiring English sources

We saw it with the GOP's gun law obstructionism, the sequester obstructionism, the government shutdown obstructionism, the Chuck Hagel confirmation obstructionism, the Susan Rice Secretary of State obstructionism, the Hurricane Sandy emergency relief obstructionism, and the consistent obstruction of judicial nominees.

In most cases the LFTs will be consistent with obstruction: raised bilirubin, alkaline phosphatase and γ-glutamyl transpeptidase.

Lodging of radioactive microspheres in the functional liver parenchyma may result in radiation damage, consistent with sinusoidal obstruction syndrome at histopathology [4].

In contrast, low-to-moderate alcohol intake was associated with better forced vital capacity and forced exhaled volume in 1 s in the absence of obstruction, consistent with reduced odds for lung restriction.

Liver function tests were consistent with biliary obstruction.

Additional laboratory blood tests were consistent with biliary obstruction and liver damage.

The majority of cases have been reported as chronic, a symptom consistent with partial obstruction [ 2, 14].

The obese group demonstrated lower forced expiratory volumes in the first second compared with the control group based on forced vital capacity indices (p < 0.01), findings consistent with airway obstruction in 36.8% of patients in the obese group.

In a study evaluating 50 long-term ARDS survivors, assessed a median of 5.5 years after ICU discharge, 54% had impairment (defined as < 80% predicted value) in at least one pulmonary function measure, including decreases in FEV1/FVC ratio consistent with airflow obstruction in 16 (32%), residual volume in 14 (28%), TLC in 10 (20%), and diffusing capacity in 8 (16%) patients.

Frontal (a) and right lateral decubitus (b) images demonstrating mild hyperlucency of the right lung on frontal imaging and lack of volume loss on decubitus imaging, consistent with foreign body obstruction on the right.

Lymphoscintigraphy was consistent with early partial obstruction of left inguinal lymphatics.