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Kronik obstrüktif akciğer hastalığında inspiryum ve ekspiryum yüksek çözünürlüklü bilgisayarlı tomografi bulguları ve solunum fonksiyon testleri ile korelasyonu
Expiratory Ct: Correlation With Pulmonary Function Tests And Value For Discriminating Lung Diseases
Aim : To evaluate the factors affecting air trapping on expiratory CT,
its correlation with pulmonary function tests and its value for
discriminating pulmonary diseases. Method : A total of seventy-five
patients 28 chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, 21 asthma, 17
interstitial lung disease, and 9 bronchiectasis patients were included
in this study. All patients underwent inspiratory HRCT, expiratory
HRCT, and pulmonary function tests. Expiratory scans were evaluated for
the presence of air trapping. The cross-sectional area and the ratio of
air-trapping was calculated. Smoking history, duration of illness were
noted. Statistically a correlation between the level and extent of air
trapping, its correlation with pulmonary function tests and factors
affecting air trapping were evaluated. Result :Air trapping was
detected in 59 patients. In ten of these patients there was no mosaic
pattern on inspiratory images. Air trapping on expiratory images was
mostly seen in asthma patients (7 out of 10). The level of air-trapping
showed a good correlation with the extent of air trapping in general,
but in asthma patients the level of air-trapping did not correlate with
the extent of trapping. There was a good correlation between pulmonary
function tests and the level and extent of air trapping. The duration
of illness affected the extent of air-trapping. Conclusion :
Expiratory images are effective for discriminating asthma from other
obstructive lung disease. The level and extent of air trapping detected
on expiratory images which are mainly affected by illness duration, are
good predictors of pulmonary function tests
A Case of Hemophilia A Associated with Spontaneous Hemorrhagic Pleural Effusion and Intracranial Hematoma
A Case of Hemophilia A Associated with Spontaneous Hemorrhagic Pleural Effusion and Intracranial Hematoma
A Case of Hemophilia A Associated with Spontaneous Hemorrhagic Pleural Effusion and Intracranial Hem
Response of complex undefined hypereosinophilic syndrome to treatment with imatinib Eosinophilic lung diseases in the differential diagnosis
Prevalence of asthmatic smokers: Turkish experience (PASTE Study)
Background: Although both asthma and smoking are major health problems worldwide, smokers are often excluded from asthma studies. Objectives: It was aimed to verify the prevalence of asthmatic smokers in Turkey and assess the effects of smoking based on clinical parameters, exacerbations and hospitalizations because of lack of national data about the prevalence of smoking among asthmatics. Methods: The study protocol was comprised of a retrospective questionnaire. The asthmatic patients were followed in the outpatient clinics of 18 tertiary hospitals selected from seven different geographical regions in Turkey. We evaluated demographic data, smoking habits, asthma-related diseases, respiratory function and emergency visits. Results: The study population included 1385 patients (M/F: 343/1042), and the mean age was 45.1±14.0 years. Current and former smoking prevalence was 11.4% and 15.1%, respectively. Smoker rates were higher in males and younger asthmatics compared with females and older asthmatics (P0.05). Conclusion: We showed that the smoking prevalence in Turkey was lower in asthmatics (11.4%) compared with the general population (44.5%). Nevertheless, every effort should be made to encourage asthmatics to stop smoking because smoking is a modifiable risk factor for adverse asthma health outcomes. © 2013 John Wiley and Sons Ltd