Essays about: "pulmonary function"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the words pulmonary function.
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1. Physiology-Guided Machine Learning for Improved Reliability of Non-Invasive Assessment of Pulmonary Hypertension
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Avdelningen för medicinsk teknikAbstract : Diagnosing pulmonary hypertension (PH) with right heart catheterization (RHC) is associated with a risk for complications and high expenses, leading to late diagnoses [1]. Transthoracic echocardiography can be used to assess non-invasive indicators for PH such as right ventricular systolic pressure (RVSP), which can be estimated by combining the peak tricuspid regurgitation velocity (TRV) with the estimated right arterial pressure (RAP). READ MORE
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2. Fysiologiska effekter vid stående och liggande immobilisering av asiatiska och afrikanska elefanter : praktisk utvärdering och litteraturstudie
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical SciencesAbstract : Elefanten är världens nu största landlevande däggdjur och alla tre arter som finns är listade som hotade av olika grad. Att immobilisera vilda elefanter är en del av det artbevarande arbetet. Även elefanter i djurparker och så kallade arbetselefanter kan behöva immobiliseras, till exempel för vård eller transporter. READ MORE
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3. Morphological characterization of the muscular ridge in non-crocodilian reptiles
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologiAbstract : The cardiovascular systems in ectothermic reptiles have long been studied and its development represent a transition state between a single- and a double circulation. This literature review focus on the typical-reptilian heart and therefore distinguishes between orders within the class of Reptilia. READ MORE
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4. Inflammatory Cell Infiltration and Expression of AT1 and AT2 Receptors in Angiotensin II and High-Salt Diet-Induced Balb/CJ Mice
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för medicinsk cellbiologiAbstract : Pulmonary oedema and pulmonary hypertension are often associated with heart failure. The Balb/CJ and C57BL/6J mouse strains have been shown to exhibit distinct genetic susceptibilities to heart failure. READ MORE
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5. Modeling COPD with a Generalized Linear Mixed Effect Model : Results from the OLIN-study
University essay from Umeå universitet/StatistikAbstract : The purpose of this thesis is to analyze which factors are associated with physicians’ diagnosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) where time is of primary interest. The data that is used in the analysis is from the OLIN studies. READ MORE