Misdiagnosis in pulmonology

Ultrasound in pulmonology.

ribs, which lead to absorption of the ultrasound waves, and is filled with air, which also contributes massively to artifacts. However, due to continuous improvements in science as well technology, transthoracic ultrasound has now established as a standard imaging tool in pulmonary medicine, too [2] . Over the past 7 decades, ultrasound has evolved into a versatile tool in medicine. Over half a...

Interventional Pulmonology

Background: Few prospective studies have evaluated the role of endobronchial needle aspiration in diagnosing central airways neoplasms. Rapid on-site evaluation has long been used in transbronchial needle aspiration of adenopathies and peripheral lesions, but its role in sampling central malignancies has not been substantiated yet. Objectives: In this study we evaluated if endobronchial needle ...

Pulmonology: horses and zebras.

Psephology and pulmonology.

Psephology is the ‘‘the statistical study of elections and trends in voting’’ as defined by the Oxford English Dictionary (www.oed.com). These trends show that in May 2014, 43% of EU voters turned out to ‘‘act, react, and impact’’ [1]. Although there was an improvement compared with previous turnouts, it seems Pericles’ warning has still not been heeded by the majority of EU voters. By contrast...

Hemoptysis in a referral hospital for pulmonology.

OBJECTIVE To determine the main causes of hemoptysis and to classify this symptom, in terms of the amount of blood expectorated, in patients hospitalized at a referral hospital for pulmonology. METHODS The study included 50 patients with hemoptysis admitted to the pulmonology ward of a general hospital in the city of Recife, Brazil, between July of 2005 and February of 2006. The data of inter...