Archivos de bronconeumología
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Arch. Bronconeumol. · Aug 2002
Review Comparative Study[New therapeutic targets and strategies in lung cancer].
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Arch. Bronconeumol. · Aug 2002
Comparative Study[Non-invasive ventilation in patients with severe hypercapnic encephalopathy in a conventional hospital ward].
To report our experience with non-invasive ventilation (NIV) at two levels of pressure (Bi-PAP) on a general respiratory medicine ward with patients in hypercapnic impaired consciousness and/or coma who had not previously been in an intensive care unit (ICU). ⋯ NIV on a general respiratory medicine ward can offer an alternative to oro-tracheal intubation for patients with hypercapnic impaired consciousness and/or coma who do not meet the criteria for admission to the ICU.
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Arch. Bronconeumol. · Aug 2002
Case Reports[Dendriform pulmonary ossification associated with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis].
Diffuse pulmonary ossification, a rare condition characterized by metaplastic ossification of the lung, is usually associated with diseases causing diffuse pulmonary lesions. Two types dendriform and nodular have been identified. ⋯ We report a case of diffuse dendriform pulmonary ossification associated with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. The diagnosis was based on histological examination, which demonstrated multiple nodules and ramified osseous spicules around the lung, mainly at the lower lobes, where the fibrotic lesions were also most evident.