Articles
Bordetella bronchiseptica pneumonia in a man with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: a case report
Introduction Bordetella bronchiseptica is a common pathogen in the respiratory ract of many wild and domestic animals, but it is rarely found in...
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease – A Contemporary View
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is very common and is increasing in prevalence, particularly in the developing world. In the US it is...
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease – Is It Time for Spirometry Screening?
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major public health problem. Cigarette smoking is the main cause of COPD. The prevalence of COPD...
Complementary Therapies for Smoking Cessation – A Useful Tool or Merely a Smoke Screen?
There are more than one billion smokers in the world. The World Health Organization (WHO) attributes 5.4 million deaths per year to tobacco use and...
Cystic Fibrosis in 2006
In the lung, this results in abnormal clearance of mucus, chronic suppurative pulmonary infection, and robust pulmonary inflammation.This process...
Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
As a consequence, rates of access to health services are high, affecting both primary and secondary care. It is believed that early and accurate...
Genetic Determinants of Smoking Cessation
The Tobacco Epidemic Tobacco has been identified as the second major cause of death in the world. Recent estimates suggest that more than 5 million...
Preventing, Diagnosing and Treating Pleural Infection and Malignant Pleural Effusion
The pleura is an elastic, serous membrane that lines the inner aspect of the thoracic cage and the outer surface of the lung; it has a surface area...
Secretion Clearance Principles and Practice
Progressive neurodegenerative conditions inhibit the normal cough reflex, while chronic obstructive pulmonary disorders such as cystic fibrosis...
Update on Bronchiolitis
Infectious Pathogens When discussing the clinical course of bronchiolitis, clinicians rely heavily on descriptions of bronchiolitis caused by...
