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COPD Epidemiology & Physiology PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: assessing the function of the right side of the heart .along with diagnosing of pulmonary hypertension and studying the hemodynamic abnormalities, thus Studying functional limitations of pulmonary hypertension on COPD patients. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Medhat Soliman, Youssef Ameen, Usama AboelhassanNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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OSA PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: The most suitable treatment for OSAS is the CPAP. However there are patients who don't tolerate it. A therapeutic not surgical alternative is MAD . It consists of a plastic rod which being introduced in dental arcades produces the advance of the jaw and indirectly the advance of the tongue, hyoid and suprahyoidea musculature. All this implies a space and permeability increase of the top airway. Our objective is to evaluate the efficiency of the MAD, Herbst type, as a treatment for OSAS. This evaluation will be carried out by means of clinic and functional variables. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Maria Pavón, Estefania Luque, Jose María Benitez, Jesús Sánchez, Andrés Vega Arias, Teodoro MontemayorNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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COPD QVA149 PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: The IGNITE program investigated the efficacy and safety of dual bronchodilation with once-daily QVA149 [fixed-dose combination of indacaterol (long-acting β2-agonist) and glycopyrronium (long-acting muscarinic antagonist)] for the treatment of patients with moderate-to-severe COPD. ⋯ Karen Mezzi: Employee: Novartis Employee Mark Fedele: Employee: Novartis Employee Hungta Chen: Employee: Novartis Employee Donald Banerji: Employee: Novartis EmployeeClinical trial results of QVA149, combination of two approved products indacaterol and glycopyrronium, will be presented, QVA149 is in the late stage phase 3 trials prior to approval.
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Infectious Disease Case Report Posters ISESSION TYPE: Case Report PosterPRESENTED ON: Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMINTRODUCTION: The etiology of bronchiectasis is varied with abnormal host defenses being one of the causes. We report the case of a 49-year-old male presenting with recurrent pneumonias. Imaging studies revealed bronchiectasis. Work up for bronchiectasis showed low immunoglobulin levels consistent with common variable immunodeficiency (CVID). The aim of this case report is to heighten awareness among physicians for the possibility of immunoglobulin deficiency in patients presenting especially with bronchiectasis, recurrent infections and sinus disease. ⋯ Among the various etiologies of bronchiectasis, the potentially treatable ones like CVID should never be missed. Appropriate and early institution of treatment can potentially improve survival, prevent deterioration of lung function and improve quality of life.Reference #1: Busse PJ, Farzan S, Cunningham-Rundles C, "Pulmonary complications of common variable immunodeficiency" Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2007;98(1):1Reference #2: Park JH, Levinson AI,"Granulomatous-lymphocytic interstitial lung disease (GLILD) in common variable immunodeficiency (CVID)" Clin Immunol. 2010;134(2):97DISCLOSURE: The following authors have nothing to disclose: Khalid Sherani, Hineshkumar Upadhyay, Abhay Vakil, Kelly Cervellione, Craig ThurmNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Pleural Case Report PostersSESSION TYPE: Case Report PosterPRESENTED ON: Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMINTRODUCTION: Patients coming for preoperative evaluation are often diagnosed for first time with underlying diseases that go unnoticed unless patients present for evaluation. One such example is hypoxia. We present 74 year-old male with no significant past medical history coming for preoperative evaluation for cataract surgery and was hypoxic. With careful assessment of history and physical exam along with imaging revealed asbestosis, thus highlighting importance of occupational exposure. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Meenal Malviya, Asad Omar, Navneet Kumar, Muhammad EhteshamNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.