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  1. Morbidity and mortality due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) represents a worldwide pandemic, with exacerbations necessitating mechanical ventilation representing important aspects of disease ma...

    Authors: Suzan S. Sayed, Aliaë A. Mohammed Hussein and Waleed G. Elddin Khaleel
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2019 13:1303335
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  2. patients with acute AECOPD show an abrupt worsening of baseline ventricular function and pulmonary hypertension, using clear predictors or markers for severity in such patients is critical to be early stratifi...

    Authors: Nasser K. Abdelnaby, Hassan A. Shabana and Waleed R. Arafat
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2019 13:1303289
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  3. Screening for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a leading cause of death in systemic sclerosis, facilitates earlier treatment. The aim of this work was to study connective tissue disease (CTD)-associated ...

    Authors: Mona M. Ahmed, Iman H. Galal, Ayman A. H. Farghaly, Ashraf A. Gomaa and Mohamed Abd El Monem Mohamed
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2019 13:1302280
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  4. The perceived risk for pulmonary embolism (PE) can be assessed by oxygenation and calculation of the alveolar–arterial (A-a) oxygen (O2) gradient. We attempt to evaluate the efficacy of A-a O2 gradient for the di...

    Authors: Elham Abdelhady Abdelghany, Ashraf M. Othman, Rasha Abdelraof Abdelfatah, Mohammed-Elhoseany Magdy, Hosny S. Abd Elghany and Mahmoud M. Higazi
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2019 13:1302273
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  5. Improvement of knowledge regarding the rights and responsibilities of patients with tuberculosis (TB) (patient charter) through sensitization meeting may have a positive effect on their life and yield better t...

    Authors: Janmejaya Samal, Subbanna Jonnalagada, Nishant Ekka and Laxmidhar Singh
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2019 13:1302267
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  6. Despite different ICU admission causes, ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is still a common cause of mortality and morbidity in intubated patients and impedes obvious progression in diagnostic modalities a...

    Authors: Reham M. Elkolaly, Hoda M. Bahr, Basem I. El-Shafey, Ahmed S. Basuoni and Eman H. Elber
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2019 13:1302258
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  7. In treatment of pneumonia, new drugs besides antibiotics are investigated; especially statins with their anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory, and antioxidant effects.

    Authors: Yasser M. Mohamed, Ashraf M. Madkour, Rehab M. Mohammed and Mohamed G. El-Shiekh
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2019 13:1302249
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  8. Pleural effusion is considered an interesting clinical problem that is commonly faced by physicians and is caused by several diseases. The ability of computed tomography (CT) to differentiate transudate effusi...

    Authors: Yousef Ahmed, Sahar Farghly, Mohamed I. Seddic and Shimaa Farghaly
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2019 13:1302244
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  9. Ultrasound of the diaphragm is an evolving diagnostic modality with several techniques and measurements that can be used for structural and functional assessment of the diaphragm. Weight may have effects on pu...

    Authors: Saeed M. Adel, Ezzelregal G. Hieba and Sayed H. Hossam
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2019 13:1302232
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  10. Sexual dysfunction is a neglected area among patients with idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs). Hence, the aim of this study is to identify the prevalence of erectile dysfunction (ED) and its predictors ...

    Authors: Doaa M. Magdy, Ahmed M. Azouz and Randa A. El Zohne
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2019 13:1302226
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  11. Dyspnea, cough, fatigue, functional limitation, and low quality of life (QOL) are manifestations of almost all interstitial lung diseases (ILDs), with little effective and may be well-tolerated pharmacotherapy...

    Authors: Howida M. El-Komy, Mohammed Awad, Waleed Mansour and Enaam I. Elsayed
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2019 13:1302219
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  12. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a disease of an increasing burden. Its diagnosis is based on definite high-resolution computed tomography pattern and is associated with the histopathological and/or radi...

    Authors: Mohamed A. El Nady, Safy Z. Kaddah, Yasmine H. El Hinnawy, Radwa M. A. Halim and Reham H. Kandeel
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2019 13:1302214
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  13. Chest ultrasound has many uses, both diagnostic and interventional. It may be used for the diagnosis of multiple pleural diseases (pleural effusion, pleural masses, and pneumothorax). It is also used in the di...

    Authors: Sherif Refaat Abd ElvFatah, Radwa Ahmed Elhefny, Randa Ibrahim Ahmed and Doaa Mohamed Abd ElTawab
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2019 13:1302204
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  14. Carbohydrate antigen 15-3 (CA15-3) is a central protein core of mucin-1, a high-molecular-weight glycoprotein, found in alveolar and extrapulmonary epithelial cells that increases in interstitial lung disease....

    Authors: Randa Salah El-Din Mohamed, Mahmoud Mohammed El-Batanouny, Neveen Mahmoud Amin, Rasha Abdel Razek Mahmoud and Doaa A. A. Abd-Elhalim
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2019 13:1302196
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  16. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a disease characterized by airway obstruction and air trapping that is not fully reversible. The diaphragm is the principal respiratory muscle, and its dysfuncti...

    Authors: Adel M. Saeed, Ashraf A. El Maraghy, Riham H. Raafat and Ahmed M. Abd Elsamad
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2019 13:1302184
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  17. Patients admitted to ICU, especially those who are mechanically ventilated, are under the effects of many clinical, therapeutic, and emotional stress factors that usually lead to different physical, psychologi...

    Authors: Mohammed A. Agha, Mahmoud M. El-Habashy and Mohammed S. Abdelshafy
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2019 13:1302176
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  18. End-tidal carbon dioxide (EtCO2) is used as a noninvasive bedside test to assess the adequacy of ventilation and physiologic dead space in mechanically ventilated patients. The gradient difference between EtCO2 a...

    Authors: Fatmaalzahraa S. Abdalrazik and Mohamed O. Elghonemi
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2019 13:1302170
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  19. Rigid forceps is commonly used for pleural biopsies during medical thoracoscopy in undiagnosed pleural effusion, and recently, the use of cryoprobe for pleural biopsies was encouraged, as the procedure is effe...

    Authors: Randa S. E. Muhammad, Sabah A. M. Hussein, Mohammad F. Mohammad, Marwa M. Ahmed and Gehad A. Ali
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2019 13:1302162
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  20. Interstitial lung disease in the immunocompetent patient is often a difficult challenge for the clinician, especially when no diagnostic clues are present. A clear diagnosis confirmed by biopsy allows clinicia...

    Authors: Magdy M. Omar, Ahmad S. Alhalafawy, Nashwa M. Emara, Mohammad A. E. El-Mahdy and Etemad Abdelsalam
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2019 13:1302155
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  21. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has many extrapulmonary comorbidities, and metabolic syndrome (MetS) is one of them. Scant data are available on MetS in Egyptian patients with COPD.

    Authors: Azza Farag Said El-toney, Bahaa Ibrahim Mohamed, Emad Allam Abd-Elnaeem and Alaa Shaban Ismail
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2019 13:1302148
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  22. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a disease of chronic inflammation affecting the lungs. Leptin is a pleiotropic cytokine thought to play a role in host inflammatory response.

    Authors: Hossam H. Masoud, Ahmed M. Abd El-Hafeez, Mohamed S. Ismail and Naef G. Baharetha
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2019 13:1302139
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  23. Addiction of tobacco is both mental and physical. For many smokers, the best way to quit is a combination of medical, behavioral, and emotional support. The aim of the work was to study the effectiveness of av...

    Authors: Adel M. Saeed, Nehad M. Osman and Alaa Eldin A. Mohamed
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2019 13:1301132
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  24. Diffuse parenchymal lung diseases (DPLDs) constitute a heterogeneous group of lung diseases characterized by variable degrees of inflammation and fibrosis. In some DPLD, significant morbidity and unfavorable p...

    Authors: Hoda Ali AbouYoussef, Youssriah Y. Y. Sabri, Assem F. El Essawy, Sabah A. Mohamed Hussein, Eman K. Ibrahim and Mona I. Ahmed
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2019 13:1301125
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  25. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a prevalent disease associated with increased risk of cardiovascular mortality. However, the exact causal relationship is not clear. One of the proposed mechanisms is dyslipide...

    Authors: Walid Abdelmohsen Shehab-Eldin and Mahmoud Elhabashy
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2019 13:1301120
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  26. Several factors may cause sleep disruption among critically ill patients. Determination of these factors that interfere with patients’ quality of sleep is very important in the treatment process to ensure norm...

    Authors: Doaa M. Magdy, Ahmed Metwally and Hoda A. Makhlouf
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2019 13:1301114
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  27. Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis (CPA) is a type of semi-invasive aspergillosis seen mainly in immunocompetent individuals. These are slow, progressive, and not involved in angio-invasion compared with invasive...

    Authors: Ramakrishna Pai Jakribettu, Thomas George, Soniya Abraham, Farhan Fazal, Shreevidya Kinila and Manjeshwar Shrinath Baliga
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2019 13:1301109
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  29. The serum total cortisol is a biomarker to adrenal response in stressful conditions including infection. This study aims to estimate the serum total cortisol level in severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) ...

    Authors: Magdy M. Khalil, Maram M. Maher, Maryam A. Abd Al-Kader and Eman S. Kamal
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2019 13:1301100
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  30. Admission to the respiratory ICU (RICU) is based upon the nature and severity of the patient’s acute medical illness, their need for ICU intervention(s) or monitoring, and the likelihood that such intervention...

    Authors: Magdy M. Khalil, Hala M. Salem and Mohamed F. El Tohamy
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2019 13:1301093
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  31. Pressure support ventilation (PSV) mode and T-piece trial were used in weaning of mechanically ventilated (MV) patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Thus, the objective of study is to ass...

    Authors: Ahmed M. Azouz, Rafat T. El-Sokary, Hassan A. El-Latif and Ghada Ahmed
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2019 13:1301087
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  32. Medical thoracoscopy is an invasive procedure that may be performed by physicians for the investigation of exudative pleural effusion using local anesthesia, conscious sedation, and a rigid thoracoscope.

    Authors: Hanan Mohamed Mohamed Rashad, Emad Eldeen Abdel Wahab Korraa and Maryam Ali Abdelkader
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2019 13:1301081
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  33. The aim was to document our experience in rigid medical thoracoscopy in the diagnosis of pleural effusion of undetermined origin in a 4-year retrospective study regarding its safety, complications, and diagnos...

    Authors: Ayman I. Baess and Rania A. Sweed
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2019 13:1301073
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  36. Empyema thoracis is defined as accumulation of pus in the pleural space. Despite advanced medical diagnostic and therapeutic methods, thoracic empyema remains a common clinical entity and a serious problem all...

    Authors: Ahmad G. El Gazzar, Mohammad A. E. El-Mahdy, Gehan F. Al Mehy and Asmaa El Desoukey Mohammad
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2019 13:1301055
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  38. Many forms of bronchoscopic lung volume reduction were introduced as a treatment for patients with emphysema surpassing the surgical management and its fatality. Biological bronchoscopic lung volume reduction ...

    Authors: Adel M. Khattab, Nevine Abd Elfattah, Ayman Farghaly and Alsayyed Hassan
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2019 13:1301043
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  40. Spirometry is the most reproducible and objective measurement of airflow limitation. The effectiveness of inhaled bronchodilator in individual patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is asse...

    Authors: Magdy Mohamed Khalil, Eman Badawy AbdelFattah and Yasmin Yousif Mostafa
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2019 13:1301029
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  42. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a significant cause of death. Cardiovascular disease is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in COPD.

    Authors: Yasser Moustfa Mohammed, Ghada Samir ElShahid, Nehad Mohammed Osman and Nehal Qadry Abd ElHameed
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2019 13:1301012
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  43. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and coronary artery disease are common treatable and preventable chronic diseases. Rehabilitation is now considered an important part of the long-term management in...

    Authors: Yasser M. Mohamed, Hala M. Salem, Hazem M. Khorshid and Karim H. Abdel Fattah
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2019 13:1301006
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  45. Pulmonary agenesis is an extremely rare malformation of lung with an estimated prevalence of only 34 per million live births. It is even more uncommon in females and on the right side. We report a case of this...

    Authors: Rahul Tyagi and G. S. Chowdhary
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2018 12:1204486
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  46. Transthoracic ultrasonography (US) is still not utilized to its full potential by respiratory physicians, despite being a well-established and validated imaging modality. It allows for an immediate and mobile ...

    Authors: Laila Ashour, Eman Ramzy, Mohamed El-Gharib, Rehab Maher and Dalia El-Embaby
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2018 12:1204427
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  47. Open and percutaneous tracheotomy (PT) lead to many perioperative complications. To minimize the complication and to save time and cost, certain assistive tools can be used like fiberoptic bronchoscope, ultras...

    Authors: Ahmad Almansoury, Sayed Ali and Hany Said
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2018 12:1204405
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  48. This study aimed to assess diaphragmatic mobility by chest ultrasonography and echocardiographic changes in mechanically ventilated chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients on different modes of mechanic...

    Authors: Adel M. Saeed, Ghada S. Elshahed, Nehad M. Osman, Ashraf A. Gomaa and Samir M. Fahyim
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2018 12:1204399
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  49. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with significant systemic inflammatory response, with downstream adverse clinical effects. This inflammatory response is referred to oxidative stress ...

    Authors: Fatmaalzahraa S. Abdalrazik and Waleed M. El-Sorougi
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2018 12:1204391
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  50. ‘Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease’ (COPD) is an inflammatory disorder associated with airway narrowing and airflow limitation in response to air pollution, gases, and smoking and is associated with morbid...

    Authors: Amany T. Gayed and Riham H. Raafat
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2018 12:1204386
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