On the basis of 567 determinations of the basal metabolic rate performed on 394 patients with pulmonary tuberculosis it was found in a previous publication’ that there was a tendency to a low basal metabolic rate in these patients. Furthermore it was noted that in tuberculous patients the basal metabolic rate usually showed a tendency to decrease when they were on bed rest and under collapse th...

To attain the collapse of a diseased lung, wholly or partially, temporarily or permanently, is now an accepted aim in the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis. The object of the treatment is twofold. By collapsing the lung, healing is promoted by rest and the circulatory changes which collapse entails. The release of toxins and possibly also of living tubercle bacilli into the blood and lymph-st...

The ribs are essential structures of the osseous thorax that provide certain significant information and aid interpretation of radiologic images in daily routine practice. Intrathoracic rib is a rare congenital anomaly that is usually discovered incidentally, but may cause in vain interventions in case of being unaware. We herein report an intrathoracic rib in a girl whose chest X-ray was stran...

In a retrospective study of 15 patients who were treated with collapse therapy for pulmonary tuberculosis on an average 30 years previously, we found 16 instances of exudation in the residual pocket: four were sterile and without fistula, ten had bronchial fistulae, one had an esophageal fistula, and one was a tuberculous empyema without fistula. Among the 11 exudations with bronchial or esopha...

Environmentally relevant doses of inhaled diesel particles elicit pulmonary inflammation and impair lung mechanics. Eugenol, a methoxyphenol component of clove oil, presents in vitro and in vivo anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Our aim was to examine a possible protective role of eugenol against lung injuries induced by diesel particles. Male BALB/c mice were divided into four grou...

Objective. Effects of high frequency chest wall oscillation technique were investigated on intubated ICU patients. Background. Thirty intubated patients were included in the study. The control group (n = 15) received routine pulmonary rehabilitation technique. In addition to the pulmonary rehabilitation technique, the study group (n = 15) was given high frequency chest wall oscillation (HFCWO)....

Lung hyperinflation is a technique used by physiotherapists to mobilize and remove excess bronchial secretions, reinflate areas of pulmonary collapse and improve oxygenation. To assess the efficacy of manual hyperinflation in improving arterial oxygenation (PaO2) of paediatric patients with upper lobe lung collapse after cardiac surgery. 18 paediatric patients who had undergone heart surgery an...

background and objective : obstructive sleep apnea (osa) syndrome is a common sleep-related breathing disorder characterized by repeated episodes of the upper airway collapse during sleep. loud snoring and daytime sleepiness are the main complaints; however, the condition may present with a variety of symptoms and signs. case report : a 65-year-old woman was admitted to neurology ward with the ...

Since the pioneer efforts of Banyai6 there have emerged only a few reports up to relative recency. Since 1947 publications by Mitchell et al.,’ Trimble et al.,8 Hurst et al.’4 and several others have contributed notably to further clarification of the results which have been consistently good, particularly in the face of many instances of far advanced disease wherein prognosis once was held as ...