Advances in Respiratory Medicine, Volume 77, Issue 2

Role of inhaled corticosteroids in the management of COPD [...]

W dniach 24–25 października 2008 roku od-była się w Warszawie Trzecia Polsko-FrancuskaKonferencja Pneumonologów [...]

Przewlekła obturacyjna choroba płuc (POChP)jest chorobą o dużym znaczeniu epidemiologicznym, zdrowotnym i społecznym [...]

The chief complaint of many patients with chro-nic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is thatthey are no longer able to carry out or maintain anactivity of which they were previously capable [...]

Long-term oxygen therapy is well establishedas an important part of our therapeutic options forsevere COPD [...]

Many patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) die each year as those with lung cancer but current guidelines make few recommendations on the care for the most severe patients i.e., those with Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructiv...

Ultrasonography in Respiratory Diseases. Commentary to the Article of Mysiorski G. et al. [...]

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We describe the case of a 61-year-old male patient, in which the search for the cause of chronic respiratory failure, severe pulmonary hypertension and secondary erythrocytosis resulted in a diagnosis of combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema (CPF...

For several years the incidences of allergic diseases and anaphylactic reactions have been increasing dramatically. Classical method of allergy diagnosis—skin prick test in some situations can provoke life-threatening reactions. Detection of allergen...

Endothelins (ET), a family of three peptides of strong vasoconstrictive properties, participate in the regulation of vascular tone and blood flow. The synthesis and degradation of the ET predominantly take place in the pulmonary vasculature. Elevated...

Patients aged 70 years and older accounted for 42% of all lung cancer deaths in Poland in 2005. Although the incidence of lung cancer in elderly people is growing in Poland, like in other developed countries, the standards of treatment for this subse...

Introduction: 'Gold standard' in the diagnosis of atopic disease are skin prick tests and specific IgE evaluation. Well-established in vitro tests, such as the histamine release test, the leukotriens release test and the flow cytometric basophil acti...

Introduction: It is estimated that 12–26% of the European population is suffering from atopic dermatitis. The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of atopic dermatitis in the general population of the Łódź province in Poland and to attemp...

This article reports a case of non-small cell lung cancer in a 74-year-old man with visceral total inversion. The epidemiology and main anatomical differences present in this rare syndrome, as well as basic information on lung cancer, are explored. W...

Introduction: Uncoupling proteins (UCPs) are a family of transmembrane anion transporters present in the inner mitochondrial membrane. UCP-2, which exhibits the widest distribution in various tissues, plays an important role in many physiological pro...

Introduction: An increase in the number of asthma patients which has recently been observed depends on their place of residence and their occupation. This suggests that both external factors and genetic predispositions affect the development of the d...

Introduction: The evaluation of lung cancer molecular profiles is an essential element of the therapeutic process in that type of neoplasm. The analysis of apoptotic and metastasis-linked proteins is an important goal because of the key role of those...

Samoistne (idiopatyczne) włóknienie płuc(SWP) jest bardzo dobrze scharakteryzowane podwzględem zaburzeń czynnościowych, zmianw obrazie radiologicznym płuc, w badaniu mikrosko-powym wycinków miąższu płuca, objawów, prze-biegu i rokowania [...]