Serum uric acid to creatinine ratio in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

E Garcia-Pachon, I Padilla-Navas, C Shum - Lung, 2007 - Springer
Serum uric acid (UA), the final product of purine degradation, has been shown to be increased
in the hypoxic state. We assessed whether the presence of higher values of serum UA …

Urinothorax: case report and review of the literature with emphasis on biochemical diagnosis

E Garcia-Pachon, I Padilla-Navas - Respiration, 2004 - karger.com
Urinothorax is a rare cause of transudative pleural effusion secondary to obstructive uropathy.
We present a case of urinothorax after shock wave lithotripsy and review the literature. A …

[HTML][HTML] Asthma and COPD in hospitalized COVID-19 patients

…, J Grau-Delgado, I Padilla-Navas… - Archivos de …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Given the characteristics of public health in our country, many hospitals might look to these
recommendations for guidance. However, we believe that although the clinical guidelines …

[HTML][HTML] Asthma prevalence in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection detected by RT-PCR not requiring hospitalization

…, V Canto-Reig, A Ramon-Sanchez, I Padilla-Navas… - Respiratory …, 2020 - Elsevier
Introduction The prevalence of asthma in patients hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2 has been
studied and varies widely in the different series. However, the prevalence in SARS-infected …

Pleural fluid to serum cholinesterase ratio for the separation of transudates and exudates

E Garcia-Pachon, I Padilla-Navas, JF Sanchez… - Chest, 1996 - Elsevier
Study objective To evaluate the usefulness of two new parameters for separating pleural
transudates and exudates: pleural fluid cholinesterase level and pleural fluid to serum …

Low prevalence of post-COVID-19 syndrome in patients with asthma

…, S Ruiz-Alcaraz, I Padilla-Navas - Journal of …, 2021 - journalofinfection.com
Outcomes for patients with COVID-19 infection have been widely reported for the initial peak
of the pandemic. 1 However, there is a lack of data describing outcomes and characteristics …

C-reactive protein in lymphocytic pleural effusions: a diagnostic aid in tuberculous pleuritis

E Garcia-Pachon, MJ Soler, I Padilla-Navas, V Romero… - Respiration, 2005 - karger.com
Background: C-reactive protein (CRP) pleural fluid levels have been found to be higher in
tuberculosis and parapneumonic effusions than in other causes of pleural effusion. Objective: …

Elevated level of carcinoembryonic antigen in nonmalignant pleural effusions

E Garcia-Pachon, I Padilla-Navas, MD Dosda… - Chest, 1997 - Elsevier
Study objective Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) is the most frequently used tumor marker
in pleural fluid. Nevertheless, little is known about the causes of false-positive results. The …

Frequency of Hoover's sign in stable patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

…, I PadillaNavas - International journal of …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Hoover's sign (the inward motion of the lower lateral rib cage with inspiration) is conventionally
considered to be a sign of severe disease in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (…

[HTML][HTML] Symptoms in patients with asthma infected by SARS-CoV-2

…, MJ Soler-Sempere, I Padilla-Navas… - Respiratory …, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction Organ tropism of SARS-CoV-2 to the respiratory tract could potentially aggravate
asthma. The susceptibility of patients with asthma to develop an exacerbation when they …