FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE TO ENDOBRONCHIAL VALVE IMPLANTING TO THOSE SUFFERING FROM PULMONARY DESTRUCTIVE TUBERCULOSIS

Endobronchial valve treatment of destructive multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.

BACKGROUND In accordance with the existing hypothesis, the application of an endobronchial valve (EbV) leads to selective curative atelectasis of the affected part of the lung, contributing to early closure of cavities. OBJECTIVE To assess the effect of EbV treatment on the course of tuberculosis (TB). METHODS We compared the efficacy of EbV treatment and complex second-line treatment in tr...

Animal Suffering: A Moorean Response to a Problem of Evil

In this paper, I propose a new response to a particular instance of the problem of evil: the problem of animal suffering. My solution, in brief, is that the rational theist may argue, justifiably, that an omnipotent, omniscient, omnibenevolent God would not allow gratuitous animal suffering to occur, and, therefore, all instances of animal suffering that are encountered are not instanc...

Hemorheological parameters of Blood of patients suffering from pulmonary Tuberculosis

The paper presents the data on hemorhelogical parameters of blood of patients suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis. These parameters are the crucial parameters, which adversely affect many vital functions of human body. A simple open capillary tube method is employed for the determination of characteristic velocity, volume flow rate, viscosity and surface tension. The coefficient of viscosity ...

Challenges in Endobronchial Tuberculosis: From Diagnosis to Management

Despite the rapid advancement in diagnostic and therapeutic modalities, endobronchial tuberculosis (EBTB), defined as tuberculous infection of the tracheobronchial tree, continues to remain challenging for clinicians. Nonspecific respiratory symptoms along with normal chest radiograph in 10-20% of cases may be alleged for the diagnostic delay. Variable diagnostic yield with sputum microscopy mi...

The management of uncontrolled pulmonary tuberculosis complicated by endobronchial tuberculosis.