Sentence examples for subsequent exacerbation from inspiring English sources

To investigate whether erythromycin therapy lowers the frequency of the common cold and subsequent exacerbation in patients with COPD.

For example, greater pollen concentrations in the air increase the chance of sensitization and subsequent exacerbation of illness.

Ethan, a public servant, described being bullied by a manager and his experience of subsequent exacerbation of poor mental health.

A subsequent exacerbation is defined as a new event only in the presence of at least two stable weeks.

The role of CRP in predicting the duration, frequency, and recurrence rate of pulmonary exacerbations has also been evaluated [ 24– 26], and an inverse association between CRP and time until the subsequent exacerbation has been reported [ 26].

In addition, it was found that P-selectin, acts as a decoy-receptor up-regulating IL-13Rα2 in S. mansoni infection [ 10] with subsequent exacerbation of S. mansoni associated liver fibrosis due to increased IL-13activity [ 53].

This study assesses the power of the BODE index, a multidimensional grading system that predicts mortality, to predict subsequent exacerbations in patients with COPD.

An analysis of time to first and subsequent exacerbations has confirmed the sustained effect of roflumilast on exacerbations [ 35].

First, the second hospitalisation should be delayed as much as possible because subsequent exacerbations increase exponentially in frequency and intensity.

This is in keeping with a recent study which found that low baseline 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels in patients with severe COPD did not predict subsequent exacerbations [ 34].

Instead, two extra questionsa were added to the application form to identify people who had suffered a 'moderate' or 'severe' exacerbation of COPD as defined by the ATS/ERS Taskforce [ 63], and were therefore considered at risk of subsequent exacerbations.