Background: Sometimes oxygen is given to patients during fiberoptic bronchoscopy to prevent arterial hypoxemia, but oxygen usually is given to patients with SPO2 less than 90%. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the patient's oxygen requirement according to SPO2 and its relationship with Pulmonary Function Test (PFT). Methods: From January 2006 to April 2007, 146 patients who needed fibe...

conclusions this study highlights the close link between the role of the phrenic nerve and pulmonary function, such that the use of this nerve as a transfer donor leads to spirometric impairments. results all patients regained biceps power to m3 strength or above. none of our patients experienced pulmonary problems or respiratory complaints, but a significant reduction of spirometric parameters...

background : there is little evidence about the role of zafirlukast (a highly selective ltd4 antagonist) in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd). the zafirlukast can reduce the need for short-acting rescue β2 agonists, produce fewer exacerbations of asthma and increased quality of life as possible benefits treatment for asthma. the aim of our study was to evaluate the effects of zafirlu...

BMT=bone marrow transplantation; BO=bronchiolitis obliterans; CMV=cytomegalovirus; DAH=diffuse alveo¬ lar hemorrhage; DCO=diffusing capacity ofcarbon mon¬ oxide; GVHD=graft-vs-host disease; HHV-6=human her¬ pes virus-6; HSV=herpes simplex virus; IPS=idiopathic pneumonia syndrome; PAP=pulmonary alveolar protei¬ nosis; FCF=Pneumocysti8 carinii pneumonia; PFT=pulmonary function test; RSV=respirato...

Young adults in developing countries are attracted and addicted to the habit of smoking due to various reasons. The inhaled smoke from cigarette produces inflammatory reaction in the airways leading to impairment in lung function. Our present study was designed to assess the relationship between the pulmonary function parameters like forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in 1 se...

Background. COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 virus was assigned as a pandemic WHO. Fever, breathlessness, cough and expectoration indicates lung involvement in the form of pneumonia its most common complications are pulmonary fibrosis, chronic respiratory failure reduced quality life. Incentive spirometry is relevant therapy to enhance normal function improve Aim. To find effect incentive on test ...

BACKGROUND Few if any studies of the association between pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) and lung function loss have had access to premorbid lung function values. METHODS Using a retrospective cohort design, the study recruited employed South African gold miners who had undergone a pulmonary function test (PFT) between January 1995 and August 1996. The 'exposed' group comprised 185 miners treated...

BACKGROUND We investigated correlations between lung volume collapsibility indices and pulmonary function test (PFT) results and assessed lobar differences in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients, using paired inspiratory and expiratory three dimensional (3D) computed tomography (CT) images. METHODS We retrospectively assessed 28 COPD patients who underwent paired inspiratory...

PURPOSE To evaluate the predictive factors of radiation pneumonitis (RP) and associated changes in pulmonary function after definitive concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). MATERIALS AND METHODS Medical records of 60 patients with NSCLC who received definitive CCRT were retrospectively reviewed. Dose volumetric (DV) parameters, clinical facto...

background: pulmonary function tests (pfts) are used in assessing physiological to clinical status of the respiratory system, which is expressed as a percentage of predicted values. predicted pfts values are varies in different ethnics. predicted pfts values were studied in a sample of iranian children. materials and methods: prediction equations for pfts were derived from urban children in the...