background fumes released form welding activities are capable of initiating several acute and chronic respiratory effects. objectives the aim of the present study was to evaluate respiratory symptoms and spirometry parameters in welders of a steel industry. methods this cross-sectional study was conducted in a steel industry and involved 60 welders and 40 non-welders. a questionnaire was used t...

We recently performed a retrospective study of the utility of respiratory function tests prior to cardiac surgery at our hospital. The study aimed to identify whether an association exists between pre-operative respiratory function tests and post-operative outcomes. The study also aimed to determine how the definition of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by Global Initiative in Chron...

Abstract Purpose of review Controlled oral provocation test with aspirin is considered the “gold standard” for diagnosing hypersensitivity to NSAIDs (non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs). Newer techniques respiratory exposure tests, bronchial and nasal respectively, have been nonetheless developed, as they are safer, less likely cause a systemic reaction, time-consuming than (acetyl-salicylic a...

Measuring lung function is an important component in the decision making process for patients with obstructive airways disease (OAD). Not only does it help in arriving at a specific diagnosis, but it also helps in evaluating severity so that appropriate pharmacotherapy can be instituted, it helps determine prognosis and it helps evaluate response to therapy. Spirometry is currently the most com...

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of thoracic spinal manipulation therapy on respiratory function including forced vital capacity and forced expiratory volume in one second in young healthy individuals. [Subjects and Methods] Thirty young healthy subjects recruited from a local university participated in this study. Subjects were randomly allocated into an exper...

background: imatinib mesylate is the first generation of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (tki) and highly effective in the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia (cml). we aimed to evaluate thyroid function at baseline and at 1, 3, 6 and 12 months after initiation of imatinib mesylate therapy in 20 newly diagnosed bcr-abl positive cml patients. methods: this study was done during 2013-2014, 20 new ca...

introduction: pulmonary involvement secondary to systemic sclerosis (ssc) is the major cause of morbidity and mortality in ssc patients. we designed this study to determine the correlation of important lung function parameters with lung high resolution ct (hrct) scan findings.materials and methods: thirty–two consecutive diffuse ssc patients with pulmonary fibrosis were enrolled in this cross-s...

background: sickle-cell disease (scd) is an inherited hemoglobin childhood disorder, frequently complicated by pulmonary hypertension and cardiac involvement. cardiovascular events and complications are the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in patients with scd. tissue doppler imaging and the myocardial performance index (tei index), are simple indices for the assessment of the cardiac f...

background and objective: hypothyroidism is a known consequence of the external beam radiotherapy to the neck encompassing the thyroid gland for over 40 years. the aim of this study was to find out the incidence of hypothyroidism in patients with head and neck cancer treated with radiotherapy, when radiation portals included whole of the thyroid gland. materials and methods: this prospective no...