conclusions dyspnea may coincide with cardiac dysfunction and poor prenatal outcome in pregnant patients. in such cases echocardiography is a feasible screening tool. results fifty patients were enrolled with a mean age of 30.49 ± 6.34 years. 58% of them, had nyha class ii, 40% iii and 2% iv. pulmonary rales were diagnosed in 8% and palpitation in 80%, while all had normal lab tests. mean ef va...

introduction pulmonary hypertension is common among patients with hyperthyroidism, and graves’ disease constitutes the most common cause of thyrotoxicosis. case presentation we report the case of a female patient admitted to the cardiology department with shortness of breath and pretibial myxedema. the diagnostic work-up revealed combined pre- and post-capillary pulmonary hypertension due to gr...

conclusions pcm has not been reported in iran until now, but it should be considered as a differential diagnosis when risk factors or symptoms of pcm are detected. case presentation a 72-year-old man had a four-year history of dyspnea, dry cough, and weakness and a recent weight loss of more than 10 kg. first, he was treated with glucocorticoid, but he did not continue this treatment. core need...

extract: most people have breathing blessing but some patients are who have struggling terribly for this breathing. this article is the first part of three section's series that tells you how diagnose and treat the breathing disorder of these patients. the situation which known to all is that you inter to patient's room and see that he/she is breathing tribally. such situation for you...

silicon dioxide or silica is the earth’s most abundant mineral. the primary pulmonary illness attributable to silica exposure is silicosis, which is observed in three forms: classic, accelerated and acute. a case of silicosis is presented in this article who has been working in a stone-cutting plant. he had suffered from symptoms of silicosis one year after employment in this plant (acute form)...

hydropneumothorax denotes concurrent presence of pneumothorax and hydrothorax in the pleural space, which can be a fatal situation. in this study, we presented the case of a 35-year-old male with history of progressive pleuritic chest pain 30 days before admission with idiopathic hydropneumothorax and spontaneous pneumomediastinum

asthma and  gastroesophageal reflux disease (gerd)  are two  common  problems  in pregnancy and they affect pregnancy in several ways. in this study, we aimed to evaluate gerd and asthma in pregnant women who referred for prenatal care visits. one-hundred  and seventy three  pregnant  women with a complaint of  dyspnea were included in the study. a questionnaire was filled and lung function tes...