{"title":"Smoking Of Tobacco And Physiological Functional Skills","authors":"Agron M. Rexhepi, V. Sahatçiu–Meka","doi":"10.5580/263b","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5580/263b","url":null,"abstract":"Smoking of tobacco is a medical and social problem. This habit favours increases of the death rates from illnesses of the cardiovascular system, respiratory and other systems. Stopping of smoking causes abstinence symptoms, which in turn are greater obstacles to others than to the smoker himself. The purpose of this study was the research of differences between non-smokers' group and smokers' group, to verify the influences that smoking causes in some physiological functional skills. The research method of two groups was used: non-smokers' group (77 entities) and smokers' group (73 entities). The submaximal effort was conducted by Astrand's Test. Before, during and after the test, the frequency of heartbeats (Pulsi), blood saturation with oxygen (SatO2), absolute and relative maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max.abs. & rel.) were measured. Whereas the basic statistical parameters show systematic differences between the two groups in all values, the T-test proved significant differences (p<0.01) between the two above-mentioned groups in the frequency of heartbeats while resting (HR. 0'), and in saturation of blood with oxygen in the period of rest, in the 5th minute of the test and in 1st and 2nd minute of recovery (SatO20', 5', 1'R, and 2'R). Through Canonical Discriminant Analysis significant differences were proved in the measured values.","PeriodicalId":284620,"journal":{"name":"The Internet Journal of Pulmonary Medicine","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126678631","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Drug induced pulmonary diseases","authors":"S. Verma, V. Mahajan","doi":"10.5580/f5e","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5580/f5e","url":null,"abstract":"Drug reactions present to the clinician as a syndrome that may be due to a number of different causes, the patient's treatment being one possibility. In most clinical instances, a correct clinical diagnosis can be made if the physician is knowledgeable of the drugs which have been implicated in the pathogenesis of drug-induced lung reactions and recognizes the characteristic clinical and roentgenographic features present in each case. Management of pulmonary drug reactions consists in stopping the offending drug and if necessary, substituting a less harmful one. Corticosteroid therapy may be used in some cases.","PeriodicalId":284620,"journal":{"name":"The Internet Journal of Pulmonary Medicine","volume":"os-44 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127779985","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
G. Raimondi, G. Menga, Carolina Botas, Verónica Lawrinsky
{"title":"Decline In Outpatient Management Of Severe Asthma Patients Admitted To A State Hospital","authors":"G. Raimondi, G. Menga, Carolina Botas, Verónica Lawrinsky","doi":"10.5580/693","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5580/693","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of the study was to assess the outpatient management of adult patients admitted with asthma and compare the results obtained to a similar series studied five years earlier. A cross-sectional survey of 211 consecutive patients admitted to a hospital specialising in lung diseases during a 12 month period was conducted. Patients were surveyed using a previously validated questionnaire and the results compared to those of the previous survey. The current survey showed under-utilisation of inhaled corticosteroids, poor MDI inhalation technique, low use of PFM and under-utilisation of MDI beta2 use during asthma exacerbations. Compared to the previous study, the number of admissions doubled and the severity of asthma at the time of admission was worse. These changes may be ascribed in part to domestic social, economic and political instability in Argentina.","PeriodicalId":284620,"journal":{"name":"The Internet Journal of Pulmonary Medicine","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133768244","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Short-Term Effects Of Air Pollution Levels On Pulmonary Function Of Young Adults","authors":"Michael Kymisis, K. Hadjistavrou","doi":"10.5580/e41","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5580/e41","url":null,"abstract":"Sixty-six young healthy persons repeatedly underwent spirometry after having spent five hours at school located close to a polluted environment. Changes in NO 2, CO and black smoke concentrations were found to be negatively associated with FVC, FEV 1 and PEF, but only the associations of NO 2 and CO with PEF, and CO with FEV 1 reached the nominal level of statistical significance. Changes in O 3 concentration were found to be negatively associated only with PEF but not to a statistically significant degree. Thus, an increase 10 �og/m3 in NO 2 concentrations was associated with a reduction of 0,04 l/min in PEF and an increase of 1 mg/m3 in CO was associated with a reduction of 0,14 ml/sec in FEV 1 and 0,16 l/min of PEF. These results provide evidence that the increased levels of air pollution in Athens have detectable effects on the pulmonary function tests of healthy young individuals.","PeriodicalId":284620,"journal":{"name":"The Internet Journal of Pulmonary Medicine","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134349782","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Tubercular Mastitis Mimicking Malignancy","authors":"S. Kant, V. Mahajan, S. Verma","doi":"10.5580/186f","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5580/186f","url":null,"abstract":"Breast tuberculosis is a rare form of tuberculosis. Reports on breast tuberculosis from India have been few; reported incidence of breast tuberculosis amongst the total number of mammary conditions varies between 0.64 and 3.59 per cent. Most accepted view for spread of infection is centripetal lymphatic spread as axillary node involvement was shown to occur in 50 to 75 per cent of cases of tubercular mastitis. We present a case of primary tuberculosis of breast which presented as a breast nodule seems to be malignant.","PeriodicalId":284620,"journal":{"name":"The Internet Journal of Pulmonary Medicine","volume":"90 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122906517","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Laryngeal tuberculosis co-existent with Pulmonary tuberculosis","authors":"S. Verma, V. Mahajan","doi":"10.5580/5b4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5580/5b4","url":null,"abstract":"Tuberculosis of the larynx is a rare form of tuberculosis. Patients usually present with hoarseness of voice or dysphagia and other nonspecific constitutional symptoms like fever or localized pain. We are reporting a case of 50 year old male who presented to us with hoarseness of voice, haemoptysis, dysphagia and a proliferative growth in the epiglottis which was diagnosed as laryngeal tuberculosis on histopathology. He also had associated pulmonary tuberculosis.","PeriodicalId":284620,"journal":{"name":"The Internet Journal of Pulmonary Medicine","volume":"46 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132551726","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Miliary Tuberculosis With Tubercular Meningitis With Thrombocytopenic Purpura","authors":"S. Verma, K. Narayan","doi":"10.5580/c80","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5580/c80","url":null,"abstract":"Disseminated Tuberculosis presenting with thrombocytopenia is a rare condition, especially in children. We describe a case of miliary tuberculosis with tubercular meningitis and thrombocytopenic purpura. An early suspicion to the diagnosis was made by clinical, radiological, pathological evidences and confirmed by the response to therapy. The patient was successfully treated with antituberculous chemotherapy and steroids.","PeriodicalId":284620,"journal":{"name":"The Internet Journal of Pulmonary Medicine","volume":"108 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124821821","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Multiple Side Effects Of Second Line Antitubercular Therapy In A Single Patient","authors":"S. Verma, V. Mahajan","doi":"10.5580/1d8a","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5580/1d8a","url":null,"abstract":"Treatment of Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) with second line anti tubercular drugs is associated with lot of side effects which can be dangerous. Here we are reporting a case of MDR-TB having multiple side effects from second line chemotherapy in the same patient which is a rare presentation.","PeriodicalId":284620,"journal":{"name":"The Internet Journal of Pulmonary Medicine","volume":"185 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116658083","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"How Drugs Affect The Lungs","authors":"Santosh Kumar, S. Mehra","doi":"10.5580/15b0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5580/15b0","url":null,"abstract":"Drug-induced lung disease is a major source of iatrogenic injury. The numbers of drugs that adversely affect the respiratory system continues to increase and more than 350 (and still counting) have been identified and their effects pose a great challenge to all physicians. Awareness of drug-induced pulmonary disease is essential to make a proper diagnosis for management of such patients. Here we review the various drugs known to induce lung injury and the various patterns of injury seen.","PeriodicalId":284620,"journal":{"name":"The Internet Journal of Pulmonary Medicine","volume":"466 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123381792","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Study on Prevalence of Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis in Patients of Bronchial Asthma","authors":"R. Prasad, R. Garg, Sanjay, R. Dixit","doi":"10.5580/1418","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5580/1418","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: To determine the prevalence of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) in patients of bronchial asthma. Methods: Two hundred and forty four patients of bronchial asthma, recruited consecutively over a period of three years were analyzed prospectively by clinical evaluation, chest radiography, skin test, sputum culture for fungus and serum precipitin test. Those patients with suspicion of ABPA were further investigated by serum titers of specific IgG and IgE against A. fumigatus. Diagnosis of ABPA was made on pre determined major and minor criteria, where at least five major criteria had to be present. Results: During the study period, 244 patients (150 males; 94 females) with bronchial asthma diagnosed on basis of clinical features and spirometric findings were recruited in the study, with mean age of 27.1 years (9 to 60 years). Mean duration of illness of these patients was 11.2 years (1.5 to 32 years). Immediate cutaneous reactivity to A. fumigatus (Type I) revealed hypersensitivity to the fungus in 30.3% of the patients. On basis of clinical, radiological and immunological criteria, 18 (7.4%) patients (13 males and 5 females) were diagnosed to have ABPA. Their mean age was 33.5 years (17 to 48 years) and mean duration of illness was 11.8 years (1.5 to 28 years). Family history suggestive of atopy was present in 61.5% and history of passage of mucus plugs was present in 66.6% patients. All these patients with ABPA were misdiagnosed as cases of pulmonary tuberculosis, and were given anti tuberculosis treatment. Conclusion: Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis is seen in 7.4% patients with bronchial asthma. Efforts should be made to improve the awareness level about this disease, among general physicians who frequently confuse it with pulmonary tuberculosis, for timely diagnosis and institution of appropriate treatment so as to avoid misuse of antitubercular drugs and prevention of end stage irreversible lung damage.","PeriodicalId":284620,"journal":{"name":"The Internet Journal of Pulmonary Medicine","volume":"42 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130704575","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}