Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews - Volume 14, Issue 2, 2018

Asthma is a heterogeneous chronic inflammatory airways disease that affects more than 325 million people worldwide. Of these, approximately 10% have severe asthma that is refractory to commonly available treatments. In the past 15 years, there have been substantial advances in the understanding of asthma pathophysiology that have allowed for the development of targeted biological treatments such as omalizumab Read More

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a chronic illness with a long clinical course characterised by episodes of worsening respiratory signs and symptoms due to acute exacerbations leading to increased usage of health care resources and much disability in later part of the life. Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a common problem of the general population and has been seen by many researchers throu Read More

Rationale: Lung function tests are often underutilized in assessing children hospitalized with asthma prior to discharge. We hypothesized that children with status asthmaticus may have more airflow obstruction and air trapping on lung functions than is apparent by physical examination alone. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed pulmonary function tests (airflow and lung volumes) of children admitted to Norton Childre Read More

Background: Obesity is a major health problem in Jordan. It has a deteriorating effect on pulmonary function tests. This study evaluated the impact of obesity on pulmonary function tests on the Jordanian population. Methods: Nonsmoking adults that did not suffer from cardiopulmonary disease were selected in this cross-sectional study. The participants were divided into two groups. The first group was the tested group, obese gr Read More

Background: Manual Therapy has recently gained popularity and interests from health care providers in the field of Pulmonary Rehabilitation programs for COPD patients as it has proved to have great health and clinical benefits. Additional benefits in clinical outcomes may be obtained by adding therapeutic exercise to manual therapy. Objective: The aim of this research was to study the acute effect of combined myofascia Read More

Background: Sarcoidosis is a granulomatous inflammatory disorder with unknown etiology and its relation with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) has been debated for years. In this study, we have investigated the presence of mycobacterial DNA in sarcoidosis tissue samples. Methods: Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded (FFPE) tissues of 33 patients with sarcoidosis were analyzed for the presence of mycobacter Read More

Background: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) manifests with dyspnoea which causes restriction in movement, loss of independence and social isolation. Objectives: To assess physical health status, depression, activities of daily living (ADL) and its determinants among COPD patients. Methods: This cross-sectional study was done among out and in-patients at a government and private tertiary care hospital. All Read More

Background: Lung cancer is the most common cancer in men worldwide. The incidence continues to rise in both males and females with wide geographical variability. Lung cancer has a high fatality rate. Early detection of lung cancer has better treatment outcome as early lung cancers can be operated. But the diagnosis of lung cancer is delayed due to many factors. Aims and Objectives: The aim of this study was to ana Read More

Pleural lipoma is an extremely rare benign tumor. A lesion homogeneity with smooth borders is a suggestive criterion of lipoma in the chest radiology. Tissue biopsy is usually required for the diagnosis and exclusion of liposarcoma. In this case report, we described a female patient diagnosed with a pleural lipoma which was discovered accidentally during a metastatic work up of a previously diagnosed squamous cell Read More