OBJECTIVE Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide (FENO) is a recently introduced non invasive marker to measure inflammation and oxidative stress in the lung. This study aimed to measure FENO in Saudi asthmatic adult patients who had mild to moderate persistent asthma, on inhaled short-acting? 2 agonists and compared them to healthy individuals matched for body composition without any evidence of obst...

Background: Many studies have shown that Hypertension is a chronic disease affecting many organs in the body. However, very few studies have been done to analyze the association between lung function and hypertension. It must be considered that antihypertensive treatment might have an effect on lung function, too. With this background the study was undertaken. Objectives: To assess and compare ...

Purpose: The purpose of this study was Comparison of pulmonary function parameters changes at different altitudes in female athletes. Methods eleven voluntary Female athletes, (age; 22.27±0.65yr), (weight; 57.00±6.31kg), (Fat%:20.81±3.2 1) (Height; 160.54± 3.7cm and vo2max: 40.65±1.00) were selected to this study on spirometric parameters. Each subject was informed consent form. Respiratory fun...

Air conditioning may affect human health since it has profound effect on our environment, than just lowering temperature. The present study was planned to assess the effect of air conditioners (AC) on pulmonary functions in young healthy non-smoker males. The study group comprised of ten subjects who were using AC's in their cars for at least 1 hr daily since last 6 months. While ten subjects w...

BACKGROUND Recurrent pneumonia (RP) is one of the most frequent causes of pediatric non-cystic fibrosis (CF) bronchiectasis (BE) and a consequent accelerated decline in lung function. The aim of this study was to analyse the clinical records of children with RP in attempt to identify factors that may lead to an early suspicion of non-CF BE. METHODS We recorded the demographic and clinical dat...

Background Pulmonary involvement is the main cause of mortality in cystic fibrosis (CF). Airway clearance techniques are non-pharmacological complement options for CF patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the short-term outcome of airway cleaning treatment in patients with cystic fibrosis in a children's hospital. Materials and Methods This clinical trial study conducted on 40 CF pati...