BACKGROUND Tracheobronchomalacia (TBM) is a pathologic condition in which softening of tracheal and bronchial cartilage causes the dynamic narrowing of transverse or sagittal diameters of tracheobronchial lumen; an excessive dynamic airway collapse (EDAC) may also be associated, with a substantial invagination of the posterior membrane of trachebronchial tree.The aim of this study was to assess...

OBJECTIVES Once-daily administration of aminoglycosides in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients is considered equally efficacious and potentially less nephrotoxic than dosing three times a day. However, the choice of the most suitable PK/PD index (C(max)/MIC versus AUC(24)/MIC) to ensure optimum clinical outcome in this patient population is not clear. PATIENTS AND METHODS In a single-centre, open, ...

Na temelju teološko-katehetske, religiozno-pedagoške i sociološke literature u radu su predstavljeni rezultati kvalitativnoga istraživanja o promišljanjima odgojiteljica, vjeroučitelja/ica ravnatelja Zagrebačke Sisačko-moslavačke županije kojoj mjeri kršćanska vjera pomaže pronaći smisao vremenu krize pandemije potresa te pruža li čvrstu nadu kao oslonac različitim okolnostima radi poboljšanja ...

though intravenous (iv) magnesium sulphate (mgs04) has additive effect to beta-2 agonists, its additive benefit in face of combination therapy with beta-2-agonists and ipratropium (standard therapy of severe acute exacerbation of asthma) remains unaddressed. the aim of this investigation was to evaluate the role of iv mgso4 when used as an adjunct to standard therapy of severe exacerbations of ...