Respiratory medicine
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Respiratory medicine · Feb 2018
Comparative Study Observational StudyRecognition of unprovoked (idiopathic) pulmonary embolism-Prospective observational study.
The assessment of the clinical symptoms is the weakest link of the pulmonary embolism (PE) diagnostic algorithm. Despite the presence of highly sensitive and specific imaging methods, verifying PE remains difficult due to nonspecific clinical symptoms and frequently its subclinical course. ⋯ Unprovoked PE occurs at a younger age, more frequently in males. It is characterized by the following significant variables: higher Wells score, lower PESI score, lower CRP, higher thrombotic burden and lower one-month mortality rate, compared to provoked PE.
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Respiratory medicine · Feb 2018
Comparative StudyThe influence of psychiatric disorders on the course of lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and tuberculosis.
This Danish study evaluated the association between psychiatric comorbidity and the course of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), lung cancer and tuberculosis (TB) of an entire nation. ⋯ To our knowledge, this is the first epidemiological study investigating the influence of a psychiatric comorbidity on the course of COPD, lung cancer and TB at a national level. Our results emphasize the importance of detecting these major respiratory diseases in patients with psychiatric comorbidities and intensifying the treatment and follow up of these patients.