Articles: chronic.
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Tuberculosis Case Report PostersSESSION TYPE: Case Report PosterPRESENTED ON: Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMINTRODUCTION: Pulmonary tuberculosis is an ancient contagious disease which remains a public health issue due to a large reservoir of latent infection (1). ⋯ So, we should always treat tuberculosis as a life-threatening infectious disease which remains a major global health issue, especially due to dormant bacteria.Reference #1: WHO 2010. Global tuberculosis control-surveillance, planning, financing. Geneva, Switzerland: WHO.Reference #2: Allwood BW, Myer L, Bateman ED A Systematic Review of the Association between Pulmonary Tuberculosis and the Development of ChronicAirflow Obstruction in Adults. Respiration. 2013 May 3DISCLOSURE: The following authors have nothing to disclose: Bianca Paraschiv, Claudia Lucia Toma, Stefan Dumitrache-Rujinski, Liliana Grigoriu, Ionela Nicoleta Belaconi, Codin Saon, Miron Alexandru BogdanNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Respiratory Support PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: Acute respiratory insufficiency, requiring oxygen therapy, is a frequent cause of hospital admission. Some of these patients maintain the need of oxygen therapy at the time of hospital discharge. This study aims to evaluate, among the patients who started oxygen therapy during hospital stay, the differences between those who were discharged without oxygen therapy and those who had criteria to continue oxygen therapy at home. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Margarida Dias, Daniel Coutinho, Maria João Oliveira, Inês Franco, Maria Brito, Ana AntunesNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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COPD Epidemiology & Physiology PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: The aim of our study was to evaluated the capacity of NT-proBNP to identify high risk patients with COPD exacerbations. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Elena Garcia Castillo, Tamara Alonso Pérez, Gonzalo Segrelles Calvo, Olga Rajas Naranjo, Enrique Zamora García, Julio AncocheaNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Transplantation Case Report PosterSESSION TYPE: Case Report PosterPRESENTED ON: Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMINTRODUCTION: Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia (COP), a rare illness in lung transplant recipients, is typically seen early in the post transplant course. Here, we report the occurrence of COP 7 years after lung transplantation and the use of bedside ultrasound as an adjunct to traditional radiological modalities for its diagnosis. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Tathagat Narula, Ajit Moghekar, Valeria Arrossi, Charles Lane, Puneet Garcha, Olufemi Akindipe, Marie Budev, Atul MehtaNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Observational Study
Patient predictors of dexmedetomidine effectiveness for sedation in intensive care units.
Dexmedetomidine, a selective α2-adrenergic receptor agonist, is increasingly used as a sedative in intensive care despite variations in patients' responses. ⋯ Effective sedation with dexmedetomidine is variable.