background and purpose: despite the high prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, there haven,t been definite curative treatment for the disease and focus of treatment has directed towards pulmonary rehabilitation as an effective non-drug treatments. this study were performed to determine the effect of motivational abdominal breathing device on breathing pattern and dyspnea of chron...

a four month old male infant was referred to the pediatric clinic of afshar hospital in yazd city because of cyanosis. on physical examination, patient had central cyanosis, single second heart sound, a grade iii/vi continuous murmur in left clavicular area, abdominal distension and large sized smooth and movable abdominal mass in right upper quadrant of abdomen. transthoracic echocardiography ...

Pulmonary embolism is considered as a great masquerader due to its frequent nonspecific signs and symptoms. Typically pulmonary embolism is under-diagnosed or over-diagnosed. In this study a patient with pulmonary embolism is reported in which the patient exhibited two unusual manifestations namely; right upper quadrant abdominal pain and ST-T elevation in anterior precordial leads. Due to the ...

La ténosynovite tuberculeuse de la main est une manifestation rare de la tuberculose et représente 5 % des tuberculoses ostéoarticulaires et prédomine au poignet et à la face palmaire de la main. Homme âgé de 52 ans, aux antécédents de tuberculose pulmonaire, était hospitalisé pour une tuméfaction indolore du tendon extenseur du 3ème doigt de la main gauche et une douleur de l'articulation MCP ...

abstract background: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd) is currently the fourth cause of mortality worldwide. patients with copd experience periods of dyspnea, fatigue, and disability, which impact on their life. the objective of this study was to investigate the effect of short‑term inspiratory muscle training on exercise capacity, exertional dyspnea, and pulmonary lung function. mat...

Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVM) are abnormal communications between pulmonary arteries and pulmonary veins, and most commonly congenital in nature. Although rare, it is an important consideration in cyanotic patients of unknown cause. We report 3 cases with diffuse PAVM in children with different clinical manifestations and initial diagnosis was made by transthoracic contrast echoc...

This review brings up to date material on the pulm'J:iary receptors with vagal afferent fibers. The­re a:·e essentially three typs of pulmonary receptors, 1) pulmonary stretch receptors, 2) irritant receptors, 3) type J pulmonary receptors. Their location, natu- 1 al stimulus, excitatory stimulus, reflex effects ancl their responses to chemical substances for three kind of recptas a,e discussed...

conclusions children with chd are at risk of severe complications with the involvement of other organs. long-term febrile illness should be taken seriously in these children. they need hospitalization and careful evaluation. case presentation a 6-year-old girl with a ventricular septal defect (vsd) was presented. echocardiography revealed large vegetation in the right ventricular outflow tract ...