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Between November 2001-April 2010, 107 tracheal resections were performed in our department for different types of tracheal stenosis: iatrogenic or tumoral, benign or malignant. We present the diagnosis and treatment principles that we... more
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Pulmonary inflammatory pseudotumor (PIP) is a rare condition of unknown etiology. It is still a matter of debate if it represents an inflammatory lesion characterized by uncontrolled cell growth or a true neoplasm. Although mostly benign,... more
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Carlo Forlanini (1847-1918), a medical doctor professor at the universities of Turin and Pavia, was the inventor of artificial pneumothorax, a method that allowed a first significant victory in the long war of medicine against pulmonary... more
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      History of MedicineHistory of ScienceHistory of BiologyTuberculosis and Infectious Disease
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Resumo: O objetivo da pesquisa é investigar a configuração tóraco-abdominal durante o canto lírico, por meio da análise dos resultados obtidos em testes realizados com 10 (dez) cantoras líricas brasileiras, utilizando o aparelho... more
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      PneumatologyClassical Vocal TechniqueVoiceSinging
Etudes cytologique et bactériologique des sécrétions bronchiques et pulmonaires à travers plusieurs types de prélèvement. Travail destiné aux techniciens dans le laboratoire de biologie médicale.
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      BacteriologyBiologyPneumatologyStreptococcus pneumoniae
Broncho-Pneumopathie Chronique Obstructive (BPCO) BENMAHFOUD Sami 2014 2 RESUME La broncho pneumopathie obstructive chronique (BPCO) a défini comme une maladie d'apparition progressive que l'on peut traiter et prévenir. Elle est... more
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O objetivo deste estudo de revisão foi apresentar as principais aplicações da ressonância magnética (RM) no estudo do tórax, incluindo a descrição de novas técnicas. Na ultima década, esse método teve grande evolução, com novos... more
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Carlo Forlanini (1847–1918), a medical doctor professor at the universities of Turin and Pavia, was the inventor of artificial pneumothorax, a method that allowed a first significant victory in the long war of medicine against pulmonary... more
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      History of MedicineHistory of ScienceHistory of BiologyTuberculosis and Infectious Disease
Primary tumors of the sternum are unusual, and, of these chondrosarcoma is extremely rare. Prior cases were more frequent in men. It is the consensus that central (axial) skeletal lesions are always suspected of malignancy. It is... more
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      AnthropometryBody CompositionNutritional StatusPneumologia
ABSTRACT Introduction: Respiratory physiotherapy includes rehabilitation techniques such as percussions, vibrations, postural drainage, autogenic drainage, ETGOL, Huffing & Puffing. The treatment protocol is used in patients with... more
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      PhysiotherapyPediatricsPulmonary ResearchPediatric pneumology
Population's knowledge on tuberculosis (TB) is crucial in early seeking of medical care. Delay in diagnosis for any reason contributes to advanced forms and TB transmission in the community. Knowledge about TB in general population of... more
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Page 1. J Bras Pneumol. 2011;37(2):242-258 Ressonância magnética do tórax: Aplicações tradicionais e novas, com ênfase em pneumologia* Magnetic resonance imaging of the chest: Current and new applications, with an emphasis on pulmonology... more
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      Magnetic Resonance ImagingLung DiseasesPleural DiseasesPneumologia
Generația mea a învățat încă din facultate tradiționala împărțire a suferinței cronice respiratorii pe care azi o denumim BPOC, în forma cu predominanța emfizemului şi forma cu predominanța bronşitei. Mai mult, cele două entități erau... more
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      Risk assessmentPhenotypeVital CapacityEmphysema
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      PulmonologyCOPD (Pulmonary Research)Pneumologia
Aim of this paper is to compare the new polysomnography staging manual according to American Academy of Sleep Medicine with Rechtschaffen & Kales rules, underlying the newly introduced aspects and illustrated with polysomnographic images.... more
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      Nonparametric StatisticsEvidence Based MedicineMedicineRomania
Tuberculosis (TB) is still a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The impact on patient’s life is significant, leading to physical, mental and social deconditioning, not only in active TB but also in post TB sequela.... more
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INTRODUZIONE È indubbio che una delle principali attività del medico è quella della diagnosi della malattia di cui risulta portatore un paziente. La possibilità diagnostica, oltre a quella basata sui i dati semiologici soggettivi e... more
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Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the trachea is a rare benign tumor in children. We describe a 9-year-old girl who presented with recurrent episodes of wheeze and severe respiratory distress requiring mechanical ventilation. She had... more
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      ChildPediatric SurgeryFollow-up studiesDifferential Diagnosis
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Reversing the concept of the Romanian medical system in terms of approaching patients with tuberculosis (TB) and removing them from a hospital-centred system into a more friendly outpatient system, closer to their needs, is one of its... more
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Mediastinal cysts (MC) mainly have an embryonic origin, are benign and frequently discovered thanks to tomodensitometry, sometimes by magnetic resonance imaging. Rarely symptomatic, excepted in cases of very large cysts, they are mainly... more
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Sarcoidosis is a rare inflammatory multisystem disease, frequently underdiagnosed and often clinically silent, with a negative prognosis on patient’s survival should the cardiovascular system be involved. This occurs not only due to the... more
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Interstitial lung diseases (lLD) are a large group of rare diseases, with difficult diagnosis and management. Very little is known about prevalence, diagnosis and management of ILDs in Romania. This study aims to gather information on how... more
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      Treatment OutcomeAdolescentRomaniaDifferential Diagnosis
Species from the genus Kocuria are strictly aerobic, catalase-positive, coagulase-negative and Gram-positive bacteria. This article deals with the case of a 71-year-old patient with severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) caused by... more
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Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most common aetiology of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). It has many virulence factors, the most important being a polysaccharide capsule (Cps). There are 97 different serotypes of pneumococcal based on... more
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Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the trachea is a rare benign tumor in children. We describe a 9-year-old girl who presented with recurrent episodes of wheeze and severe respiratory distress requiring mechanical ventilation. She had... more
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      ChildPediatric SurgeryFollow-up studiesDifferential Diagnosis
Sleep quality is an important factor involved in students' learning process. Using different methods, actual studies suggest that complaints about sleep problems are common in young medical students. The aim of this study was to... more
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      PsychologyAlgorithmsMedicineRomania
The term non-invasive ventilation (NIV) includes both continuous positive pressure ventilation (CPAP) and non-invasive (bi-level) positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV). The introduction of NIV in clinical practice improved significantly... more
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      Evidence Based MedicineTreatment OutcomeMedicineRomania
In this paper we present a new method, endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS), which appeared recently among the tools of the pulmonologist for the diagnosis and staging of lung cancer. Endobronchial ultrasound transbronchial needle aspiration... more
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      RadiologyMedicineRomaniaLung Cancer
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is going to be the third most common cause of death worldwide. The natural course of COPD is interrupted by acute exacerbations (AECOPD) with an overall mortality rate of 10%. Anemia is a... more
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - COPD, being one of the most frequent chronic pathologies in the world, an important number of such patients can necessitate, at a certain moment, a thoracic surgical intervention, especially... more
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      MedicineRisk factorsSpirometryVital Capacity
Pulmonary inflammatory pseudotumor (PIP) is a rare condition of unknown etiology. It is still a matter of debate if it represents an inflammatory lesion characterized by uncontrolled cell growth or a true neoplasm. Although mostly benign,... more
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Background In the management of chronic respiratory diseases such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), adherence to therapy represents a key to success. Objective The objective was to increase adherence to treatment... more
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The provisory data collected by the tuberculosis (TB) Program in 2020 show that the global incidence decreases by 30%, but considering the long interval from infection to the appearance of clinical manifestations in TB, we will be able to... more
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      MedicinePneumologia
Interstitial lung diseases (ILD) are a group of extremely heterogeneous conditions (over 200), with low prevalence, but in most cases with severe impact on the quality of life and survival of the patients. The ILD group comprises:... more
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Adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and small cell carcinoma represent about 95% of lung tumours. However, the lung is the site of numerous types of tumours that may have an epithelial, mesenchymal, neuroendocrine, or... more
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The state of health of the population is determined by a set of factors belonging to human biology, environment, behaviors, and the health system (preventive, curative, and rehabilitative). Any of these factors can alter both individual... more
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The need to identify the risk factors (RFs) predictive of mortality after pulmonary lobectomy has fuelled several single- or multi-institution studies, without establishing a prediction model of the generally accepted risk. Each... more
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Background: Patients with sleep apnea syndrome (SAS) and heart failure (HF) have concomitant different comorbidities and increased risk of morbidity. Aim: The aim of this study was to analyze differences between patients with SAS and... more
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Species from the genus Kocuria are strictly aerobic, catalase-positive, coagulase-negative and Gram-positive bacteria. This article deals with the case of a 71-year-old patient with severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) caused by... more
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The state of health of the population is determined by a set of factors belonging to human biology, environment, behaviors, and the health system (preventive, curative, and rehabilitative). Any of these factors can alter both individual... more
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Of course, if we make a short history of the problems faced by pneumologists in the years after 1989 in the country and in the Marius Nasta Pneumoftiziology Institute, we realize that a change in strategy was mandatory. Actual issues with... more
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Sumário: Este estudo faz parte do projeto de pesquisa interdisciplinar, envolvendo as áreas de canto, pneumologia e fisioterapia respiratória, intitulado "Configuração tóraco-abdominal durante o canto lírico", que visa analisar as... more
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Il Morbo di Violetta: Carlo Forlanini e la prima vittoria sulla tubercolosi Inaugurazione 20 ottobre ore 11. mostra aperta dal 22 ottobre - 23 marzo. Sistema Museale di Ateneo - Museo per la Storia dell’Università, Strada nuova 65 Il... more
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      History of MedicineHistory of ScienceStoria della medicinaStoria Della Scienza
“They have formed a group, for of course a thing like the pneumo- thorax brings people together. They call themselves the Half-Lung Club.”1
Thomas Mann
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      History of MedicineHistory of ScienceHistory of BiologyTuberculosis and Infectious Disease
Astmul bronşic reprezintă o maladie cu incidenţă în creştere în întreaga lume, fiind o cauză importantă de mortalitate şi morbiditate. Diagnosticul şi managementul bolii fac obiectul ghidului internaţional GINA, reactualizat periodic o... more
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Pulmonary inflammatory pseudotumor (PIP) is a rare condition of unknown etiology. It is still a matter of debate if it represents an inflammatory lesion characterized by uncontrolled cell growth or a true neoplasm. Although mostly benign,... more
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      Treatment OutcomeDifferential DiagnosisRisk factorsRisk Factors