Calvin Apen

Clinical Respiratory Scientist based at York Teaching Hospital. Co-Host of Run DLCO podcast.

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What mode of discussion do you find best to make decisions in your work place?

Any others I haven't mentioned?

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@OverclockersUK hi, I have recently ordered an 8700G AMD CPU. It's on preorder. When do you think you'll have them in stock?

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@danielle_town and @Rule1_Investing, I would really love to hear what happened with Horsehead Holdings. When you covered it on the podcast, there was some legal stuff in motion. Could you share with us what actually happened now?

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I'm really glad to share this new podcast that I have been co-hosting with my good mate @WallbanksSam

Check it out and let us know what you think. (Available other podcasts platforms)

https://t.co/mI9JQnTJyT

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Big Congrats to @WallbanksSam for getting this article in Breathe. Many more to come mate.

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Missing or inaccessible lung function measurements in healthcare are hazardous to patients and cause resource waste. Collaborative efforts are needed to better integrate lung function measurements in practice to ensure timely, reliable and safe care. https://t.co/7aGHRME6i3

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Lots of incredible work at this year's ERS in Vienna.
AI was the theme of this year's event and there are a lot of developments coming down the line. #ERSCongress #ERS2024

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Really looking forward to ERS in Vienna next month.

Cannot wait to see what everyone has been working on this year.

Will you be attending?

#ERS2024

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@maximum_science Shall get the full report and send it over

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All fellow #CPET practitioners. Would you consider the data presented to be normal or abnormal (despite reaching and surpassing predicted Max before plateauing)? And what is your rationale?

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@WallbanksSam Well earned there Sam. Have a good time

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@hansen_phd So would you set the training zone, exactly at VT, just above, below?

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Yet more evidence that #CPET can be used to explain exertional dyspnoea.

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Cardiopulmonary exercise testing applied to respiratory medicine: Myths and facts > #CPET is poorly understood & often under or mis-used; clinically useful strategies provided to get the most out of CPET incl exposing pulmonary limitations to exercise https://t.co/k5TLpkdEfS

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We did it! It's been a horrible season but in the end we won a trophy. Both goalscorers are young academy graduates. Which is satisfying. Congrats to the team and staff! Celebrate well 🏆🏆 #Mufc #FACUP24

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For such an easy measurement to obtain, I believe it is worth doing pre and post bronchodilation to assess change in resistance at tidal breathing. Thoughts?

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I personally find Raw very useful when interpreting PFTs. Granted, the evidence for the use of FEV1 to classify AFO is overwhelming but in normal life we seldom breathe in that fashion. Raw can give us an idea of the effort required to ventilate at tidal breathing. #lungfucntion

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I meet far too many patients who associate breathlessness as a negative not a physiological necessity.
How do we change this mind set?

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Recently a loved one who avoided a steeper route so they wouldn't feel breathless. I explained to them that there is nothing wrong with being breathless when walking up a steep hill. We need to normalise Breathlessness during exertion...that's what makes it an exertion.

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@WallbanksSam Abs of steel!

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A very interesting piece of work detailing the use of O2pulse-AT/O2pulse-rest ration to indicate pulmonary vascular disease. A ratio <2.6 indicates an abnormal response.
Definitely a metric I shall look into retrospectively.

https://t.co/dchTJ33onK

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@CambsRespPhys Very interesting read. A slight decrease in peak work rate is a small price to pay for patient and staff safety. Thanks for sharing.

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@CrossCountryUK Oh brilliant! Thanks for the quick response.

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@CrossCountryUK is the 08:18 from Doncaster to Newcastle permanently discontinued? As It did not run at all last week and isn't scheduled to run this week also.