Pulmonary Health and Disorders

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Pokorski, Mieczyslaw (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Neuroscience and Respiration ; 1150
• Subjects: Respiratory organs-Diseases.; Human physiology.; Neurobiology.; Pneumology/Respiratory System.; Human Physiology.

This book presents original articles that report on new approaches and developments involving pulmonary disorders. Pulmonary health attracts public concern as lungs are the first line of defense of the organism against various contagions and are directly influenced by all too often unhealthy constit...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Effects of Exposure to Carbon Dioxide in Potash Miners
• B Cell-Attracting Chemokine-1 and Progranulin in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid of Patients with Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: New Prognostic Factor
• Paraoxonase 1 Gene L55M Polymorphism and Paraoxonase 1 Activity in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients
• Adaptation to Hypoxia in Sleep Apnea Patients: Multifaceted Mechanisms
• Mandibular Advancement Devices in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients Intolerant to Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Treatment
• Simvastatin Therapy and Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Biomarkers in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
• Influence of Socio-Economic Status on Lung Function in Male Adolescents in Tanzania
• Unmet Needs and Pro-health Behavior in Patients with Chronic Respiratory Diseases
• Circulation of Influenza Virus in the 2015/2016 Epidemic Season in Poland: Serological Evaluation of Anti-Hemagglutinin Antibodies
• Respiratory Viruses in Different Provinces of Poland during the Epidemic Season 2016/2017
• Index.