2014 August - 12 articles
One of the fundamental elements of therapy in patients hospitalised in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is mechanical ventilation (MV). MV enables sufficient gas exchange in patients with severe respiratory insufficiency, thus preserving the proper func...
Hypersensitivity to the fruit mango is extremely rare and can exhibit either as immediate or delayed reactions. Since 1939, only 22 patients (10 with immediate type I reactions and 12 with delayed) have been documented with allergy to mango. History...
We present a case of a 57-year-old woman suffering from granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), who in the seventh months of immunosuppressive treatment (cyclophosphamide) progressed with new pulmonary changes and perforations of the hard palate and...
Pneumocystozowe zapalenie płuc (PCP) jest jedną z wielu infekcyjnych chorób układu oddechowego u zakażonych HIV wywoływaną przez patogen Pneumocystis jiroveci, zaliczany do grzybów. Pneumocystoza jest od ponad 30 lat najczęstszą chorobą wskaźnikową z...
Urticaria is a heterogeneous group of disorders, with various clinical manifestations and intensity of symptoms. Urticaria can be induced with a wide variety of environmental stimuli, such as cold, pressure, vibration, sunlight, exercise, temperature...
Introduction: The authors aimed to compare the distribution of COPD based on the new GOLD grading with stadium based exclusively on spirometry. Material and Methods: Eligible patients had an average age of 64.8 years and smoked at least 10 pack-years...
Introduction: The aim of the study was to assess the prognostic value of cytokeratin 19 fragments (Cyfra 21-1), carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and C-reactive protein (CRP) in surgically treated NSCLC patients. Material and Methods: 50 NSCLC patients...
Introduction: According to the WHO, almost a third of the world population are thought to be infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Some studies of the prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) have already been performed in Poland, showi...
Badania molekularne mające na celu wykrycie mutacji genu EGFR i rearanżacji genu ALK wykonuje się rutynowo w zaawansowanym niedrobnokomórkowym raku płuca (NDRP) w celu właściwej kwalifikacji chorych do terapii ukierunkowanych molekularnie. Przedstawi...
W maju 2014 roku, w Światowym Dniu Astmy opublikowane zostały znowelizowane wytyczne leczenia i prewencji astmy, opracowane przez ekspertów Światowej Inicjatywy na Rzecz Astmy (GINA, the Global Initiative for Asthma) [...]
Introduction: The different epidemiological situation of tuberculosis in various regions of Poland (higher and lower notification rates) was described previously by our group. The patients diagnosed with tuberculosis in the higher notification rate a...
Background: Tuberculosis is a major public health problem. Almost 30% of cases of tuberculosis are known to be sputum smear negative. There is a diagnostic dilemma in such cases leading to inadvertent delays in management of these cases. The present...
