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Non-specific impairment of Lung Function on Spirometery in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis-C
- Source :
- Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences. 35
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 2019.
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Abstract
- Objectives: To document frequency of non-specific impairment of lung functions (NILF) in patients of HCV and to compare according to gender, genotype, liver fibrosis score and smoking status. Methods: Patients of chronic hepatitis C were included after informed consent. Demographic data was recorded, and they underwent baseline investigations, fibroscan, abdominal ultrasound and PFT. Patients were segregated on basis of gender, fibroscan stages and smoking status. NILF was labelled if any two of three criteria are fulfilled (a) FVC
- Subjects :
- Spirometry
medicine.medical_specialty
Lung
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
General Medicine
Hepatitis C
medicine.disease
03 medical and health sciences
FEV1/FVC ratio
0302 clinical medicine
medicine.anatomical_structure
030228 respiratory system
Chronic hepatitis
Internal medicine
Medicine
In patient
030212 general & internal medicine
business
Chest radiograph
Lung function
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 1681715X and 1682024X
- Volume :
- 35
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........6f76ecac544307d242523e5a838d39a5
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.35.2.73