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Controlled trial of oral prednisone in outpatients with acute COPD exacerbation by Thompson, W H, Nielson, C P, Carvalho, P, Charan, N B, Crowley, J J

“…Corticosteroids are often used in the outpatient treatment of acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). To date, there are few data…”
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Bronchial vascular congestion and angiogenesis by Charan, NB, Baile, EM, Pare, PD

“…The bronchial vasculature is the systemic arterial blood supply to the lung. Although small relative to the pulmonary blood flow, the bronchial vasculature…”
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Reduced subjective awareness of bronchoconstriction provoked by methacholine in elderly asthmatic and normal subjects as measured on a simple awareness scale by Connolly, M J, Crowley, J J, Charan, N B, Nielson, C P, Vestal, R E

“…BACKGROUND: Asthma death rates are rising, with the greatest rise and highest death rates in old age. A reduced cardiovascular response in the elderly may lead…”
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Does sildenafil also improve breathing? by Charan, N B

“…Sildenafil is being used by a number of patients with erectile dysfunction. Some of these patients also may have concomitant COPD. The effect of sildenafil on…”
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Angiogenesis in bronchial circulatory system after unilateral pulmonary artery obstruction by Charan, Nirmal B, Carvalho, Paula

“…Nirmal B. Charan and Paula Carvalho Pulmonary Research Laboratory, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Boise, Idaho 83702; and Division of Pulmonary/Critical Care…”
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Impaired bronchodilator response to albuterol in healthy elderly men and women by Connolly, M J, Crowley, J J, Charan, N B, Nielson, C P, Vestal, R E

“…Lymphocytes of normal elderly subjects and young asthmatics display dysfunctional beta-adrenoceptors. If beta-adrenoceptor dysfunction were found in senescent…”
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Peripheral mononuclear leucocyte beta adrenoceptors and non-specific bronchial responsiveness to methacholine in young and elderly normal subjects and asthmatic patients by Connolly, M J, Crowley, J J, Nielson, C P, Charan, N B, Vestal, R E

“…BACKGROUND--As beta adrenoceptor dysfunction occurs in both the normal elderly subject and in young asthmatic patients, the hypothesis was examined that age…”
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Bronchovascular responses to intravenous contrast media for helical CT pulmonary angiography by CARVALHO, P, THOMPSON, W. H, WHALE, M, CHARAN, N. B

“…CT angiography is now commonly used for the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism, but the contrast media used for imaging produces various hemodynamic changes. In…”
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Effect of expiratory resistive loading on the noninvasive tension-time index in COPD by Thompson, William H, Carvalho, Paula, Souza, James P, Charan, Nirmal B

“…Pulmonary Research Laboratory, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Boise, Idaho 83702; and Division of Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine,…”
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Comparative effects of alpha -receptor stimulation and nitrergic inhibition on bronchovascular tone by Carvalho, Paula, Thompson, William H, Charan, Nirmal B

“…Pulmonary Research Laboratory, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Boise, Idaho 83702; and Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine,…”
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Controlled trial of inhaled fluticasone propionate in moderate to severe COPD by Thompson, W H, Carvalho, P, Souza, J P, Charan, N B

“…Inhaled corticosteroids are often used in the treatment of stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), however, studies of these agents have had mixed…”
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Unilateral pulmonary edema. An unusual cause by Kagele, S F, Charan, N B

“…A patient presented with shortness of breath without fever, cough or sputum production. The patient was hypoxic without leukocytosis and a chest x-ray film…”
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Gross and subgross anatomy of bronchial circulation in sheep by Charan, N B, Turk, G M, Dhand, R

“…The anatomy of the bronchial artery in sheep has recently been described. However, the course of the bronchial veins has not been well established. It has been…”
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Use of plasma for arterial blood gas analysis in leukemia by Charan, N B, Marks, M, Carvalho, P

“…A 63-year-old patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia presented with severe hypoxemia. However, the patient's hemoglobin saturation, measured by an ear…”
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Non-cAMP-mediated bronchial arterial vasodilation in response to inhaled beta -agonists by Carvalho, Paula, Johnson, Shane R, Charan, Nirmal B

“…Pulmonary Research Laboratory, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Boise, Idaho 83702; and Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and…”
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Effects of erythromycin on the rabbit pleura: its potential role as a pleural sclerosant by Carvalho, P, Knight, L L, Olson, R D, Crowley, J J, Hawk, P A, Charan, N B

“…Tetracycline (TCN) has been considered the agent of choice for pleurodesis in patients with symptomatic malignant pleural effusions and recurrent…”
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Changes in bronchial and pulmonary arterial blood flow with progressive tension pneumothorax by Carvalho, Paula, Hildebrandt, Jacob, Charan, Nirmal B

“…Paula Carvalho, Jacob Hildebrandt, and Nirmal B. Charan Pulmonary Research Laboratory, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Boise, Idaho 83702; and…”
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Nitric oxide and beta -adrenergic agonist-induced bronchial arterial vasodilation by Charan, Nirmal B, Johnson, Shane R, Lakshminarayan, S, Thompson, William H, Carvalho, Paula

“…Nirmal B. Charan 1 , 3 , Shane R. Johnson 1 , 3 , S. Lakshminarayan 2 , 3 , William H. Thompson 1 , 3 , and Paula Carvalho 1 , 3 1  Pulmonary Research…”
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Piperacillin/tazobactam compared with ticarcillin/clavulanate in community-acquired bacterial lower respiratory tract infection by Shlaes, D M, Baughman, R, Boylen, C T, Chan, J C, Charan, N B, Cormier, Y C, Erickson, A, Grossman, R, Kirmani, N, Suh, B

“…The efficacy and safety of a new combination parenteral antibiotic, piperacillin/tazobactam, was compared with that of parenteral ticarcillin/clavulanate in…”
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Independent lung ventilation with a single ventilator using a variable resistance valve by Charan, N B, Carvalho, C G, Hawk, P, Crowley, J J, Carvalho, P

“…Independent lung ventilation using two ventilators has been attempted in the treatment of acute respiratory failure due to unilateral lung disease. However,…”
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