Usage of "upper airways"

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Parts of the respiratory system lying above the sternal angle (outside of the thorax), above the vocal folds, or above the cricoid cartilage.

lower respiratory tract

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anatomical structure

верхние дыхательные пути

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Examples for "upper respiratory tract"

However, only IN administration could prevent infection in the upper respiratory tract. 
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Immunization of the upper respiratory tract alone or oral immunization were ineffective. 
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Side effects included upper respiratory tract infection, nasal inflammation and headache. 
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The vast majority of acute upper respiratory tract infections are caused by viruses. 
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The most common adverse events were diarrhea, nausea, headache, and upper respiratory tract infection. 
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In this age group, upper airway obstruction was the most frequent indication. 
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Lower and upper airway responses were measured by spirometry and symptom scores. 
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We did not find relationships between the upper airway and systemic compartments. 
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However, the relationship between upper airway microbiota and chronic respiratory diseases remains unclear. 
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Estimates were adjusted for history of difficult airway, upper airway obstruction, and age. 
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Most of the malignancies arising from the upper respiratory system are squamous cell carcinomas (SCC). 
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Usage of upper airways in English

The upper airways have also been implicated in the overall asthmatic inflammation. 
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Volatile substances can be released via alveoli, bronchial mucosa or from the upper airways. 
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The lung was injured by instillation of xanthine oxidase into the upper airways during IPPV. 
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These results support the use of intranasal steroids by individuals with asthma and upper airways conditions. 
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Four out of seven patients with cutting or stabbing injuries showed a perforation of the upper airways. 
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Background: Collection of nasal secretions is important for the evaluation of upper airways inflammation in many nasal disorders. 
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These results suggest that upper airways samples might provide an adjunctive assistance in selecting therapy for ventilator-associated pneumonia. 
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Inhalation of the PTH powder resulted in high systemic bioavailability despite deposition of the formulation principally in upper airways. 
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It infects your lungs and upper airways, causing a high temperature and aches and pains, headache, weakness and exhaustion. 
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So far, the bird flu virus has found a way to bind only to the cone-shaped structures in human upper airways. 
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Objective: We aimed to map the inflammatory process in fatal asthma (FA), from the upper airways to the lung parenchyma. 
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The animal was then forced to inhale the pollens for challenge, which was restrictively trapped in the upper airways, once a week. 
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Dr Paul Carson said allergic rhinitis or blockage of the upper airways was the most important and neglected problem in paediatric medicine in Europe. 
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Conclusions:: In this study, we found high specificities and likelihood ratios for upper airways samples to predict the microorganisms involved in a ventilator-associated pneumonia. 
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Objectives:: To compare the bacterial content of the upper airways samples to that of the pulmonary plugged specimen performed when ventilator-associated pneumonia was suspected. 
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