Pneumonologia i alergologia polska
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Pneumonol Alergol Pol · Jan 2005
[Management of COPD: pulmonologists' adherence to Polish guidelines].
Literature data suggest that management of COPD in primary care and by specialists differ from national or international guidelines. Aim of this investigation was to evaluate routine management of COPD by Polish pulmonologists and to compare it to COPD guidelines of the Polish Society of Lung Diseases published in 1997 and updated in 2004. Questionnaire containing 33 questions was distributed to 800 participants of a national congress of the Society. ⋯ Results of the study should be taken with caution. Low response rate suggest that only physicians interested in the treatment of COPD patients participated. A real life situation is probably worse than presented.
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Two cases of exogenous lipoid pneumonia are presented. The 22 years old woman was admitted to hospital because of recurrent dyspnea, cough, fever and chest pain, are changes on chest x-ray. ⋯ The second patient 39 years old man was admitted because of dyspnea, cough, fever and chest pain, which appeared after accidentally choking with oil. In both cases the diagnosis was confirmed with special staining of bronchial discharge specimen.
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Pneumonol Alergol Pol · Jan 2003
[Survey of bronchoscopy in the Pulmonology Centers of the Upper Silesian region in 2002. Part II. Performance].
The aim of the study is to present the up-to-date data concerning bronchoscopy in the Silesian region in the year 2002. The study was performed as a survey. The survey was mailed to all the 18 pulmonological centres in the silesian region. ⋯ It may result from the fact, that the practice is often guided by personal experience and some drugs and diagnostic procedures are not equally available. It seems to be necessary to perform prospective clinical studies in order to indicate the optimal procedures in bronchoscopy. One should also recommend to work up up-to-date instructions for the postgraduate training in the fields of bronchology.