Klinicheskaia meditsina
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Klinicheskaia meditsina · Nov 1990
Comparative Study[Effects of magnesium sulfate aerosol on indices of external respiration in patients with bronchial asthma].
Plethysmography and pneumotachography were applied to measure bronchial permeability, and reactivity of the bronchi in 10 patients with pre-asthma and 17 with asthma upon administration of magnesium sulfate aerosol (solution osmolality 260 mmol/l, pH-6.6). Though the drug inhalation did not induce bronchial dilatation, it diminished both hypersensitivity and hyperreactivity of the bronchial tree to acetylcholine. These properties of magnesium sulfate in the absence of unwanted sequelae when introduced endobronchially allow its advocating in combined treatment of asthma and pre-asthma.
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Klinicheskaia meditsina · Oct 1990
Case Reports[The clinical masks of foreign bodies in the bronchi].
Three cases of foreign bodies in the bronchi, aspiration of which has gone unnoticed for the patients, are considered. In view of great diagnostic difficulties of related inflammation in atelectasis-affected sites of the lungs encountered in such cases, the study of the disease history and bronchological examination seem essential and should be detailed and comprehensive. This is especially true in torpid and atypical course of pneumonia, signs of aspiration and bronchial obstruction.
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Klinicheskaia meditsina · Oct 1990
[The clinical classification of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome].
Standard HIV infection classifications are reviewed. They are considered impracticable for complexity, insufficient specificity, difficult application. The original clinical experience with a group of AIDS inpatients allowed the authors to propose a new scheme of detecting adults infected with HIV.