Progress in Medical Research

This book is a compendium of articles providing insights into a range of contemporary ideas concerning the core yet unsettled clinical issues. Important aspects of pulmonary disorders are tackled such as occupational respiratory health hazards, asthma, or the role of vitamin D in obstructive airway diseases. Genotyping offers a clear promise in the diagnostics of chronic pulmonary lesions of autoimmune background. Cardiac and respiratory-driven pulsation of cerebrospinal fluid content offers novel arguments in the pathophysiologic savvy of a range of brain dysfunctional conditions, including respiratory-related hypoxic pathologies. Some other articles tackle the heady topics of rehabilitation medicine, offering an insight into research-underpinned diagnostics and practical management solutions in a range of musculoskeletal disorders and injuries that affect the human body's movement, particularly those controlled by the autonomic nervous system. The book is addressed to clinicians, researchers, physiotherapists, and medical professionals engaged in patient care.

Demonstrates practical application of clinical research Provides authoritative survey of latest medical trends Deals with diagnostic challenges and innovative therapeutic strategies

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Preface.- Baker's Asthma: Is the Ratio of Rye Flour-specific IgE to Total IgE More Suitable to Predict the Outcome of Challenge Test than Specific IgE Alone.- SERPINA1 Gene Variants in Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis.- Hyperglycemia in Children Hospitalized with Acute Asthma.-Serum Vitamin D Concentration and Markers of Bone Metabolism in Perimenopausal and Postmenopausal Women with Asthma and COPD.- Oscillations of Subarachnoid Space Width as a Potential Marker of Cerebrospinal Fluid Pulsatility.- Very High Frequency Oscillations of Heart Rate Variability in Healthy Humans and in Patients with Cardiovascular Autonomic Neuropathy.- Improvement in Hand Trajectory of Reaching Movements by Error-Augmentation.- Estimation of Posturographic Trajectory using k-Nearest Neighbors Classifier in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis.- Effects of Manual Somatic Stimulation on the Autonomic Nervous System and Posture.- Robot-Assisted Body-Weight-Supported Treadmill Training in Gait Impairment in Multiple Sclerosis Patients: a Pilot Study.- Index.