Zafer Aktas,Ersin Gunay,Nevin Taci Hoca et al.
Zafer Aktas et al.
Background: Invasive procedures such as bronchoscopic biopsy, bronchial washing, and bronchial brushing are widely used in diagnosis of lung cancers. The mean diagnostic rate with bronchoscopic forceps biopsy is 74% in ce...
R Prasad,R C Ahuja,S Singhal et al.
R Prasad et al.
Objective: To evaluate the risks imposed by tobacco smoking, in particular, bidi smoking, in the development of lung cancer. Methods: T...
Evaluation of a novel method to assess corticosteroid responsiveness in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [0.03%]
评估一种新颖的方法来评估慢性阻塞性肺疾病中皮质类固醇反应性
Fahad A Al-Ghimlas,Andrew McIvor
Fahad A Al-Ghimlas
Background: Some patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may benefit from oral steroid therapy. These steroid-responsive patients are diagnosed based on laboratory spirometry. We hypothesize that daily,...
Yasser Masri,Jawed Abubaker,Raees Ahmed
Yasser Masri
Background: This study was designed to evaluate the use of laxative prophylaxis for constipation in intensive care unit (ICU) and the impact of early versus late bowel movement on patient's outcome. ...
Assessment of visual evoked potentials in stable COPD patients with no visual impairment [0.03%]
无视觉障碍的稳定期COPD患者的视觉诱发电位评估
Prem Parkash Gupta,Sushma Sood,Atulya Atreja et al.
Prem Parkash Gupta et al.
Objective: To assess whether patients having stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with no clinical evidence of visual impairment or peripheral neuropathy have visual evoked potentials (VEP) abnormalities on...
Bassam Hassan Saleh Hassan Mahboub,Sonia Santhakumar,Joan B Soriano et al.
Bassam Hassan Saleh Hassan Mahboub et al.
Background: The burden of asthma in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the extent to which guidelines are being followed for optimum asthma control are largely unknown. This survey assessed the current level of asthma con...
Carolyn M Allen,Hamdan H Al-Jahdali,Klaus L Irion et al.
Carolyn M Allen et al.
Advances in our understanding of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection have led to improved care and incremental increases in survival. However, the pulmonary manifestations of HIV/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) remain a m...
Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis for hospitalized medical patients, current status and strategies to improve [0.03%]
住院内科患者的静脉血栓预防：现状和改进策略
Hikmat Abdel-Razeq
Hikmat Abdel-Razeq
Venous thromboembolism (VTE), comprising life-threatening pulmonary embolism (PE) and its precursor deep-vein thrombosis (DVT), is commonly encountered problem. Although most patients survive DVT, they often develop serious and costly long-...
Mohamed S Al Moamary
Mohamed S Al Moamary
Concurrent sternal and pulmonary foci of Langerhans cell histiocytosis [0.03%]
并发胸骨和肺朗格汉斯细胞组织细胞增生症病灶
Young Hwan Koh,Hyeon Jong Moon,Byung-Su Kim et al.
Young Hwan Koh et al.