Rev Port Pneumol
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Comparative Study
Pulmonary function tests in obese people candidate to bariatric surgery.
Obesity is considered one of the most serious public health problems of the modern world. Because it alters the relationship between the lungs, chest wall and diaphragm, it is to be expected that it impacts on the respiratory function. In Portugal, there is not much data about the relationship between obesity and pulmonary function. ⋯ Nevertheless, in 13 patients the FRC remained decreased. After weight loss, the only correlation found was between reduction of BMI and increased FRC (r = -0.371; p = 0.028). This study suggests a relationship between obesity and pulmonary restriction and a positive impact of bariatric surgery in PFT.
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The objective of this study was to review chest radiographs (CXR) and chest computer tomography (CT) findings in patients with influenza A H1N1 virus pneumonia. ⋯ Bilateral ground-glass opacities and areas of consolidation were the predominant radiological findings of influenza A (H1N1) virus pneumonia. Multifocal bilateral opacities and CXR score are strictly correlated with the severity of the illness.