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Tobacco Cessation and PreventionSESSION TYPE: Slide PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 12:15 PM - 01:15 PMPURPOSE: A number of non-pharmacological approaches to smoking cessation have been developed with varying degree of success. Intensive anti-smoking counselling remains to be evaluated in countries with limited budget for nicotine replacement therapy; hence this study aimed to define the role of intensive antismoking counselling in taking patients off tobacco in a low-income country. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Maha GhanemNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Tuberculosis Case Report PostersSESSION TYPE: Case Report PosterPRESENTED ON: Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMINTRODUCTION: To prove a positive tuberculosis culture report to be erroneous is extremely difficult in a TB ward setting. A successful investigation case is presented. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Chi Fong Wong, See Wan YanNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Pleural Case Report PostersSESSION TYPE: Case Report PosterPRESENTED ON: Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMINTRODUCTION: Lung sliding (LS), visceral pleura moving against parietal pleura, is a lung ultrasound (LU) finding that rules out a complete pneumothorax (PTX) (1). We present a case of apparent complete left PTX in the presence of LS. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Rafael Alba Yunen, John Oropello, Andrew LeibowitzNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Bronchoscopy & Interventional ProceduresSESSION TYPE: Slide PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Monday, March 24, 2014 at 09:00 AM - 10:30 AMPURPOSE: Infection and carcinoma commonly present as pulmonary nodules or masses. Diagnostic workup of these patients requires tissue biopsy since radiological characteristics are non-specific. EBUS combined with navigation bronchoscopy has been shown to increase diagnostic yield, we aim to determine if there are discriminatory pCLE features of benign and malignant etiologies and if it can aid in the selection of site for biopsy. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Pyng Lee, Kay Leong Khoo, Ju Ee SeetConfocal laser Endomicroscopy probe which allows cellular imaging at 50 microns, the probe is inserted through the working channel of bronchoscope and imaging of cells takes place real time.