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  1. Pulmonary edema (PE) after postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) resuscitation is mainly due to fluid overload or transfusion-related acute lung injury. Here we present the case of a 30-year-old primigravida having unco...

    Authors: Sukhen Samanta, Sujay Samanta, Abhishek Jha and Kajal Jain
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2015 9:903296
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  3. Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a life-threatening complication of scleroderma. Its prevalence is estimated to be between 12 and 29%. The symptoms are usually nonspecific and overlooked in those patie...

    Authors: Nermine M. Riad, Nashwa A. Morshedy and Amr M. Shoukri
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2015 9:903287
    Content type: Lung in systemic diseases Published on:

  4. Despite the methods available to aid smoking cessation, it still remains a major problem; thus, there is a need for a new alternative approach to control smoking. This study was carried out to evaluate the eff...

    Authors: Adel M. Saeed, Rehab M. Mohammed and Marwa E. A. Aty Ibrahim
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2015 9:903276
    Content type: Smoking cessation Published on:

  5. Airway obstruction presents with dyspnea, cough, hemoptysis, and atelectasis. Removing or decreasing the size of the obstructing lesions improves patient’s symptoms and life quality.

    Authors: Mohammad Kh. El Badrawy, Nesrein M. Shalabi, Asem A. Hewidy and Ahmed M. Fouda
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2015 9:903268
    Content type: Bronchology Published on:

  6. Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) remains the most common nosocomial infection in ICUs. VAP occurs in 10–20% of patients who are mechanically ventilated for more than 48 h. The interval between diagnosis a...

    Authors: Wassila Morsy Mohamed, Mona Osama Ramadan, Ghada Atef Attia and Noha Sheref
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2015 9:903261
    Content type: Pulmonary critical care Published on:

  8. Patients with obstructive air flow including chronic obstructive lung diseases and bronchial asthma use a substantial proportion of mechanical ventilation (MV) in the ICU, and their overall mortality with vent...

    Authors: Gamal Rabie Agmy, Hala A. Mohammad and Abeer A. M. Hassanin
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2015 9:903245
    Content type: Pulmonary critical care Published on:

  10. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an important health problem; it represents an important health challenge in terms of both prevention and treatment. Although smoking is recognized as the most im...

    Authors: Assem F. El-Essawy, Mohammed A. Ali, Naglaa A. Al-Sherbiny, Radwa A. Elhefny and Enas S. Farhat
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2015 9:903227
    Content type: Airway diseases Published on:

  15. The effects of flow triggering (FT) compared with pressure triggering (PT) on breathing effort have been the focus of several studies, and discrepant results have been reported; yet, it remains an area of conf...

    Authors: Magdy M. Khalil, Nevine M. Elfattah, Mohsen M. El-Shafey, Nermine M. Riad, Raed A. Aid and Alaa M. Anany
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2015 9:902198
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  17. Tuberculosis is difficult to diagnose and is an important cause of death among adults in developing countries. There is an urgent need for low-cost diagnostic markers in resource-limited settings.

    Authors: Ahmad A. Mohammad, Osama E. Mohammad and Abeer A. Shoman
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2015 9:902188
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  19. C-reactive protein (CRP) and procalcitonin (PCT) levels are elevated in patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), but PCT does not increase in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB).

    Authors: Basem I. El-Shafey, Hoda M. Bahr, Salwa A. Ganna, Mohmad S. Attia and Mamdouh M. El Rakhawy
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2015 9:902178
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  22. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer are well known to be associated with increased risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE). However, there are few data about the association between idio...

    Authors: Shereen Farghaly and Ashraf Z. El-Abdin
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2015 9:902160
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  23. Clinical features of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) are not the same in all patients and are characterized by being nonspecific. Symptoms range from nothing at all to severe disabling dyspnea.

    Authors: Nizar Rifaat and Ali A. Hasan
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2015 9:902154
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  25. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a disease characterized by progressive poorly reversible airway obstruction. COPD is associated with chronic systemic inflammation, hypercoagulable status, plate...

    Authors: Samiaa H. Sadek, Ali A. Hassan, Ghada AbdElrahman, Soheir M. Kasem, Lobna AbdElwahed, Hanan S. Eldein and Mohamed Zedan
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2015 9:902140
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  26. Truncal obesity can influence respiratory mechanisms regardless of BMI. This study evaluated the impact of truncal obesity on both spirometry and impulse oscillometry (IOS).

    Authors: Hesham A. AbdelHalim, Heba H. AboElNaga and Ahmed M. ElMansoury
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2015 9:902133
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  27. Assessment of lung mechanics and respiratory muscle determinants is considered to be useful for adjustment of ventilator settings to minimize dynamic hyperinflation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmona...

    Authors: Ahmed Metwally, Khaled Hussein, Ashraf Zein El-Abdeen, Ahmed Hamed and Azaa Ez-Eldeen
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2015 9:902125
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  28. The aim of the study was to investigate serum leptin levels in obese and nonobese asthmatic patients and its change during acute attack and in remission, as well as its relation to the changes in pulmonary fun...

    Authors: Etemad A. Mohammed, Magdy M. Omar, Nabil A. Abdelghaffar Hibah and Hesham A. Essa
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2015 9:902118
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  30. Behcet diseases is not only orogenital ulcerations but also it can have many systemic manifestations. In this article we presented 3 cases of Behcet disease associated with pulmonary artery aneurysms affecting...

    Authors: Gamal M. Agmy
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2015 9:901109
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  31. The aim of this work was to study the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) in El-Behira Governorate before and after application of DOTS (direct observed therapy short course strategy) to evaluate the National Tuber...

    Authors: Ali K. Alwani, Abdelsadek H. Al-Aarag, Magdy M. Omar and Nabil A. Abdelghaffar Hibah
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2015 9:901101
    Content type: Respiratory infections Published on:

  33. Medical thoracoscopy is an important tool for the diagnosis and management of several pleural diseases. The presence of fibrous pleural adhesions may prevent medical thoracoscopy to access the pleural space pr...

    Authors: Amr Shoukri
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2015 9:901092
    Content type: Pleural diseases Published on:

  35. The first step in the diagnostic work up of pleural effusion is the distinction between transudative and exudative pleural effusions (TPEs and EPEs). This discrimination is based on some biochemical tests that...

    Authors: Sayed Labiba, Ibraheem Dwidar, Eman Riad and Basma B. Hasan
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2015 9:901073
    Content type: Pleural diseases Published on:

  36. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is the most common and severe form of pulmonary fibrosis characterized by gradual loss of pulmonary function. Despite rigorous research, the etiology of IPF has remained unk...

    Authors: Elham A. Hassan, Mohamed O. Abdel Malek, Ali A. Hasan and Asmaa O. Ahmed
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2015 9:901069
    Content type: Interstitial lung diseases and lung in systemic diseases Published on:

  37. The aim of this study was to investigate the possible role of surfactant protein D (SP-D) in the pathogenesis and the prognosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).

    Authors: Dawalat El-Miligy, Mohamed W. Zakaria, Laila Rashed and Haidi Abu-Hussein
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2015 9:901064
    Content type: Interstitial lung diseases and lung in systemic diseases Published on:

  38. The aim of this study was to investigate the presence and frequency of abnormalities in subclinical pulmonary function tests (PFTs) in a group of Egyptian children with juvenile-onset systemic lupus erythemato...

    Authors: Hala M. Lotfy, Eman F. Halawa and Mohamed El Baz
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2015 9:901059
    Content type: Interstitial lung diseases and lung in systemic diseases Published on:

  39. Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a common complication of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and an important pathophysiologic mechanism of exercise intolerance and poor quality of life in these patients.

    Authors: Samiaa H. Sadek and Soheir M. Kasem
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2015 9:901055
    Content type: Interstitial lung diseases and lung in systemic diseases Published on:

  41. Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways in which many cells play a role, in particular mast cells, eosinophils, and lymphocytes. It is a major chronic airway disorder that poses a serious publ...

    Authors: Abdelsadek H. Al-Aarag, Abeer M. Rawy, Mona M. EL-Behissy and Marwa M. Abdelraheem
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2015 9:901043
    Content type: Airways in health and disease Published on:

  42. A new form of therapy that provides humidified high-flow oxygen through a nasal cannula has been introduced recently as an alternative in the treatment of spontaneously ventilating patients with high oxygen re...

    Authors: Adel M. Saeed, Khaled M. Wagih and Nasra A. Hussein
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2015 9:901034
    Content type: Airways in health and disease Published on:

  43. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the fourth most common cause of death in the world. COPD prevalence, morbidity, and mortality vary across countries and across different groups within countries....

    Authors: Azza F. Said, Ashraf A. Ewis, Ahmad A. Omran, Mohamed E. Magdy and Micheal F. Saleeb
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2015 9:901027
    Content type: Airways in health and disease Published on:

  44. Telomere length (TL) is considered a biomarker of cellular aging. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is found to be associated with premature aging and the senescence hypothesis is now accepted as a ...

    Authors: Galal-Eldin M. Magd, Ahmad S. Entesar, Hafez R. Manal, Sobh M. Eman and Alrayes H. Mona
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2015 9:901020
    Content type: Airways in health and disease Published on:

    The Erratum to this article has been published in Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2016 10:Art22

  45. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a common, preventable, and treatable disease. Troponin I is a component of the contractile proteins present in all muscles. The amino acid sequence of cardiac troponin ...

    Authors: Neveen Hasaneen, Ayman Abd Elrahman, Mohamed El Mahdy, Osama El Shaer, Mohamed Hassan and Mahmoud M. El-Habashy
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2015 9:901014
    Content type: Airways in health and disease Published on:

  47. The aim of this work was to assess the concordance between chest ultrasound (US) and chest computed tomography (CT) findings before medical thoracoscopy (MT) and the impact of the findings on the conduct and o...

    Authors: Magdy Khalil, Haytham Samy Diab, Hanan Hosny, Emad Edward, Ehab Thabet, Wael Emara, Ahmed Soliman and Hanaa Fayez
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2014 8:802149
    Content type: Original article Published on:
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