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Analysis Of Volatile Compounds In Exhaled Breath Condensate In Patients With Severe Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, Jim K. Mansoor, Edward S. Schelegle, Cristina E. Davis, William F. Walby, Weixiang Zhao, Alexander A. Aksenov, Alberto Pasamontes, Jennifer Figueroa, Roblee Allen
Analysis Of Volatile Compounds In Exhaled Breath Condensate In Patients With Severe Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, Jim K. Mansoor, Edward S. Schelegle, Cristina E. Davis, William F. Walby, Weixiang Zhao, Alexander A. Aksenov, Alberto Pasamontes, Jennifer Figueroa, Roblee Allen
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Background: An important challenge to pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) diagnosis and treatment is early detection of occult pulmonary vascular pathology. Symptoms are frequently confused with other disease entities that lead to inappropriate interventions and allow for progression to advanced states of disease. There is a significant need to develop new markers for early disease detection and management of PAH. Methodolgy and Findings: Exhaled breath condensate (EBC) samples were compared from 30 age-matched normal healthy individuals and 27 New York Heart Association functional class III and IV idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertenion (IPAH) patients, a subgroup of PAH. Volatile organic compounds (VOC) …
Professional Behavior In Physical Therapist Educational Programs: Perspectives Of Selected Senior Faculty, Tamara L. Little Phelan
Professional Behavior In Physical Therapist Educational Programs: Perspectives Of Selected Senior Faculty, Tamara L. Little Phelan
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to analyze how selected senior instructors in physical therapist educational programs define and seek to impart information on professional behavior. Methods: A qualitative case study approach was used to gather data from eight instructors teaching in four physical therapist educational programs in a selected region. Each interview was analyzed as an individual case study, followed by a cross case analysis to identify common themes. Results: Interpretational analysis using a process of constant comparison revealed nine common themes: 1) Instructors found it difficult to broadly define professional behavior. 2) Instructors expect students to be …