the clinical copd questionnaire (ccq) has been developed to measure the health status of copd patients. the aim of this study was to translate ccq into the persian language and assess the validity and reliability of the translated version. we used a forward-backward procedure to translate the questionnaire. in a cross-sectional study 100 copd patients and 50 healthy subjects over 40 years old w...

Our newly developed method for measuring dynamic lung compliance (Cdyn) in combination with changes estimated intrathoracic pressure from fluctuations on photoplethysmography respiration and volume measured simultaneously by spirometry showed good linear regression between the Cdyn an esophageal balloon, percentage of predicted (%Cdyn) significantly lower values patients interstitial disease (I...

Medical diagnosis is extremely important but complicated task that should be performed accurately and efficiently. Disease diagnosis is one of the applications where data mining tools are proving successful results. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (also known as COPD) is a condition that makes breathing difficult. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is the fourth leading cause of...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic, progressive lung disease resulting from exposure to cigarette smoke, noxious gases, particulate matter, and air pollutants. COPD is exacerbated by acute inflammatory insults such as lung infections (viral and bacterial) and air pollutants which further accelerate the steady decline in lung function. The chronic inflammatory process in t...

Abbreviations: Global initiative for chronic Obstructive Lung Disease, GOLD; forced expiratory volume in 1 second, FEV1; inhaled corticosteroid, ICS; long-acting muscarinic antagonist, LAMA; long-acting beta2-agonists, LABA; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, COPD Citation: Balkissoon R. Journal club: Inhaled corticosteroids—refining our understanding of their role in maintenance treatment ...

Purpose: The aim of our study was to determine whether the RS time measured on an electrocardiogram is associated with severity chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
 Materials and Methods: population made up 100 COPD patients a mean age 63 ± 10 years (86% were males). These divided into mild moderate (GOLD 1–2) group (n = 45) severe very 3–4) 55) according Global Initiative for Ch...

Cogswell, J. J., Risdon, R. A., and Taylor, B. (1974). Archives of Disease in Childhood, 49, 520. Chronic suppurative lung disease in sisters mimicking cystic fibrosis. Two sisters are described with fatal chronic obstructive lung disease of unknown origin. The lung condition was clinically and histologically indistinguishable from cystic fibrosis and the salivary glands showed pathological cha...

It is not an uncommon situation to encounter a patient for anaesthesia with multiple co-morbidities. Here we report successful anaesthetic management of Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy, Stage IV Chronic Kidney Disease, Lung Infection, immunosuppressed, posted minimally invasive video assisted thoracoscopy requiring one lung ventilation. Intraoperative hemodynamic stability was maintaine...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often leads to massive oedema and the development of what is usually called cor pulmonale. The mechanisms by which patients with COPD retain salt and water are not completely understood. Several abnormalities have been found including reduced renal blood flow with relatively preserved glomerular filtration rate and elevated levels of renin, aldostero...

Inflammatory mediators play a major role in pulmonary and extra pulmonary manifestations of COPD. In the preoperative risk evaluation, composite scoring systems like ASA physical status are more efficacious than any single risk factor. Intraoperative ventilator graphics help in managing respiratory mechanics and reducing dynamic hyperinflation. Preoperative optimization of respiratory status an...