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PediatricsSESSION TYPE: Slide PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 12:15 PM - 01:15 PMPURPOSE: The primary objective of our study is to identify the most common abnormalities of pulmonary function testing (PFT) in a pediatric non-asthmatic obese cohort. We aim to determine a possible correlation between the degree of PFT abnormalities and the severity of obesity. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Angela Webb, Roopa Saddaiah, Claudia Halaby, Christina Valsamis, Shahidul Islam, Melodi PirzadaNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Pleural Disease/Pneumothorax PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: A recent series of case reports in children links Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax (PSP) to alpha-1-antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency. However, epidemiological evidence of this link is lacking. We investigated our series of PSP to see if they have AAT deficiency. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Tiong TheNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Slide PresentationPRESENTED ON: Monday, March 24, 2014 at 10:45 AM - 11:45 AMPURPOSE: Hookah is a tobacco smoking tool which is thought to be harmless than cigarette, and there is no adequate studies about its hazards to health, that is threatening the youth of the world today. In this study, we aimed to indicate the accumulated carbon monoxide levels in breath, examine the changes in respiratory function tests and indicate the effect of the parameters of oxidative stres in blood after smooking hookah. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Funda Karaduman Yalcin, Mukremin Er, Aysegul Senturk, Hatice Kilic, Hatice Canan HasanogluNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Multiple questionnaires have been used to predict the diagnosis of OSA. Such models typically have multiple questions requiring cumulative scoring for interpretation. We wanted to determine whether a simple two-part questionnaire has predictive value in the pretest clinical evaluation for OSA. ⋯ Among patients referred to a sleep disorders clinic, a positive response to being elbowed/poked for apneic spells significantly improves the pretest prediction of OSA.
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Critical CareSESSION TYPE: Slide PresentationPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 04:15 PM - 05:15 PMPURPOSE: Tuberculosis remains an important health problem. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical characteristics, prognoses and predictors of mortality of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) with acute respiratory failure (ARF). We conducted a retrospective observational study ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Filiz Kosar, Pelin Uysal, Levent Dalar, Emel Eryüksel, Aybuke Kekecoglu, Turkay AkbasNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.