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Gulshan Sharma
Researcher at University of Texas Medical Branch
Publications - 105
Citations - 3646
Gulshan Sharma is an academic researcher from University of Texas Medical Branch. The author has contributed to research in topics: COPD & Internal medicine. The author has an hindex of 27, co-authored 92 publications receiving 3031 citations.
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Effect of aging on respiratory system physiology and immunology
Gulshan Sharma,James S. Goodwin +1 more
TL;DR: Older adults have decreased sensation of dyspnea and diminished ventilatory response to hypoxia and hypercapnia, making them more vulnerable to ventilatories failure during high demand states (ie, heart failure, pneumonia, etc) and possible poor outcomes.
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Outpatient Follow-up Visit and 30-Day Emergency Department Visit and Readmission in Patients Hospitalized for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
TL;DR: Continuity with patient's PCP or pulmonologist after an acute hospitalization may lower rates of ER visits and readmission in patients with COPD.
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Growth in the care of older patients by hospitalists in the United States.
TL;DR: These analyses of data from Medicare claims showed a substantial increase in the care of hospitalized patients by hospitalist physicians from 1995 to 2006, with marked geographic variation in the rates of care provided by hospitalists.
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Obesity and respiratory diseases
A. T. Murugan,Gulshan Sharma +1 more
TL;DR: Overweight and obese patients should be encouraged to lose weight to reduce their risk of developing respiratory diseases or improve the course of pre-existing conditions.
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Predictors of early readmission among patients 40 to 64 years of age hospitalized for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
TL;DR: Investigation of the frequency and predictors of early readmission among patients aged 40-64 years, hospitalized with COPD found provider and system factors are important modifiable risk factors ofEarly readmission.