Conclusion: Hypercapnic ventilatory failure in restrictive disorders profoundly affects sleep quality. NIV can improve not only blood gases, but also sleep architecture.
Conclusion The findings of this study should be interpreted carefully, particularly as the six observational studies included in the review had variable
results: three had found a significant association between pregnant paracetamol use and wheeze, and three did not. While the odds ratio when pooling these six results found a statistically significant association, this finding should also be considered in light of some important limitations: The review categorised paracetamol use in each study as either ‘yes’ or ‘no’. Only one of the pooled studies specifically looked at paracetamol use during the latter half of pregnancy (20-32 weeks).
This, along with wide differences in the categorisation of paracetamol doses in the individual studies, means that when pooling the results, onl...
Conclusions : Combination of EBUS‐TBNA with standard bronchoscopic techniques is safe and feasible, and optimizes the diagnostic yield in patients with pulmonary sarcoidosis and enlarged intrathoracic lymphadenopathy.
Conclusions : As almost 20% of non‐tuberculosis patients would be erroneously treated for tuberculosis and 25% of patients with tuberculous pleurisy would be missed, pleural fluid IGRA are not useful for the clinical diagnosis of tuberculous pleurisy.
The nation's allergists help adults and children learn if they are at risk for asthma or exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) as the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) conducts its 15th annual Nationwide Asthma Screening Program.
The program, which launches in May during National Asthma Awareness Month, offers free screenings at more than 200 locations across the country for people who have symptoms such as wheezing, coughing and shortness of breath that occur frequently, during exercise or at night... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)