PICADAR: a diagnostic predictive tool for primary ciliary dyskinesia

…, M Goutaki, A Harris, S Packham… - European respiratory …, 2016 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Symptoms of primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) are nonspecific and guidance on whom to refer
for testing is limited. Diagnostic tests for PCD are highly specialised, requiring expensive …

Accuracy of diagnostic testing in primary ciliary dyskinesia

…, A Harris, P Lackie, S Packham… - European …, 2016 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Diagnosis of primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) lacks a “gold standard” test and is therefore
based on combinations of tests including nasal nitric oxide (nNO), high-speed video …

Winter temperature inversions and emergency department visits for asthma in Salt Lake County, Utah, 2003–2008

…, C Beck, R Graham, SC Packham… - Environmental …, 2012 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
… , Utah, are optimal for the formation of winter temperature inversions (hereafter referred to
as inversions) (Gillies et al. 2010), which occur when cold air becomes trapped at the earth’s

Domiciliary nocturnal intermittent positive pressure ventilation in patients with respiratory failure due to severe COPD: long term follow up and effect on survival

SE Jones, S Packham, M Hebden, AP Smith - Thorax, 1998 - thorax.bmj.com
BACKGROUND There is increasing interest in the use of non-invasive nocturnal intermittent
positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) in the management of patients with chronic …

Asthma admissions and thunderstorms: a study of pollen, fungal spores, rainfall, and ozone

W Anderson, GJ Prescott, S Packham, J Mullins… - Qjm, 2001 - academic.oup.com
Asthma admissions have been reported to increase during thunderstorms. In some cases,
this has been attributed to rises in pollen or fungal spore counts occurring alone or in …

Nuclear translocation of IGF-1R via p150Glued and an importin-β/RanBP2-dependent pathway in cancer cells

S Packham, D Warsito, Y Lin, S Sadi, R Karlsson… - Oncogene, 2015 - nature.com
Mounting evidence has shown that the insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor (IGF-1R) has
critical roles in cancer cell growth. This has prompted pharmacological companies to develop …

Extreme toxicity from combustion products of a fire-retarded polyurethane foam

JH Petajan, KJ Voorhees, SC Packham, RC Baldwin… - science, 1975 - science.org
The products from nonflaming combustion of wood and a trimethylolpropane-based rigid-urethane
foam that was not fire-retarded produced elevated carboxyhemoglobin levels but no …

Non-invasive ventilation for respiratory failure due to acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in older patients

JS Balami, SM Packham, MA Gosney - Age and ageing, 2006 - academic.oup.com
… A decision that NIV was to be the ceiling of treatment in these patients had already been
made prior to the commencement of NIV in accordance with national guidelines and our unit’s

Effectiveness of outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation in elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

…, J Balami, S Packham - Journal of cardiopulmonary …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
PURPOSE Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) has been shown to be an effective intervention in
the management of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but its role …

Tuberculosis in the elderly

S Packham - Gerontology, 2001 - karger.com
… to others in England and Wales a magistrate’s order can be obtained for compulsory admission.
… If this is normal then the exposure should be documented in the person’s notes, their …