Introduction Nonadherence to inhalation therapy is very common in patients with chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Few data are available to support the role of …

Objectives The usefulness of serial procalcitonin (PCT) measurements for predicting the
prognosis and treatment efficacy for hospitalised community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) …

Purpose Episodic nocturnal hypercapnia (eNH) caused by rapid eye movement (REM)
sleep-related hypoventilation is often noted in patients with advanced COPD. The purpose of this …

Background In patients with non-HIV Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PjP), computed
tomography imaging reveals ground grass opacities (GGO). Previous reports show that some …

Purpose An episodic increase in transcutaneous carbon dioxide pressure (PtcCO 2 ) is often
recognized in patients with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by …

We describe a compact capacitive dilatometer for measuring thermal expansion and
magnetostriction below 1K using a home-made capacitance bridge with long-term stability of ΔC/C…

Objective. The availability of many types of inhalers in the treatment of asthma has resulted
in a wide range of prescription choices for clinicians. With so many devices available, …

Background and objective: Septic pulmonary embolism due to periodontal disease (SPE‐PD)
is rarely reported and little is known about its clinical features. The purpose of this study …

Background Asthma and rhinitis are common diseases that often occur concomitantly. However,
in patients with asthma, the concurrent assessment of seasonal variation in rhinitis and …

We herein report a 49-year-old man with a fever, diagnosed with severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. After two weeks of hospitalization, he …