Tuberculosis, social determinants and co-morbidities (including HIV)
Publication date: Available online 21 December 2017 Source:Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia (English Edition) Author(s): R. Duarte, K. Lönnroth, C. Carvalho, F. Lima, A.C.C. Carvalho, M. Muñoz-Torrico, R. Centis The risk of exposure, progression to active tuberculosis (TB) and then to cure is a process affected by several risk factors. Along with well known risk factors such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), use of immunosuppressive drugs and being of young age, emerging risk factors such socio-economic and behavioral aspects play a significant role in increasing the susceptibility to infection, and unsucc...
Source: Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia - December 22, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research
Erratum to “Wood Charcoal Dust Pneumoconiosis”
Publication date: November–December 2017 Source:Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia (English Edition), Volume 23, Issue 6 Author(s): P.P.T.S. Torres, E. Marchiori, S.A. Pinto, M.F. Rabahi (Source: Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia)
Source: Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia - December 20, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research
The role of Bronchoalveolar lavage in Interstitial Lung Diseases
Publication date: November–December 2017 Source:Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia (English Edition), Volume 23, Issue 6 Author(s): M. Costa e Silva, R. Rolo (Source: Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia)
Source: Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia - December 20, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research
More Global More Portugal
Publication date: November–December 2017 Source:Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia (English Edition), Volume 23, Issue 6 Author(s): António Morais (Source: Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia)
Source: Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia - December 20, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research
Mediastinitis as a complication of minimally invasive diagnostic and mediastinal staging techniques
Publication date: Available online 15 December 2017 Source:Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia (English Edition) Author(s): T. Pereiro, A. Golpe, A. Martínez de Alegría-Alonso, L. Valdés (Source: Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia)
Source: Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia - December 15, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research
Clinical manifestations of the Mmalton alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency variant
Publication date: Available online 12 December 2017 Source:Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia (English Edition) Author(s): J.M. Figueira Gonçalves, F. Martínez Bugallo, D. Díaz Pérez, M.D. Martín Martínez, I. García-Talavera, R. Pitti Pérez (Source: Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia)
Source: Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia - December 12, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research
Trans-esophageal endobronchial ultrasound-guided needle aspiration (EUS-B-NA): A road map for the chest physician
Publication date: Available online 11 December 2017 Source:Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia (English Edition) Author(s): A. Bugalho, M. de Santis, A. Slubowski, A. Rozman, R. Eberhardt The endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) scope has been increasingly used in the gastrointestinal tract (EUS-B). Scientific data proves its efficacy and safety to provide a complete lung cancer staging, when combined with EBUS-TBNA, and in the diagnosis of para-esophageal lesions. There are multiple barriers to start performing EUS-B but probably the most important ones are related to knowledge and training, so new operators should follow...
Source: Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia - December 11, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research
Team approach to manage difficult-to-treat TB cases: Experiences in Europe and beyond
Publication date: Available online 8 December 2017 Source:Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia (English Edition) Author(s): L. D’Ambrosio, G. Bothamley, J.A. Caminero Luna, R. Duarte, L. Guglielmetti, M. Muñoz Torrico, M.C. Payen, N. Saavedra Herrera, M.A. Salazar Lezama, A. Skrahina, M. Tadolini, S. Tiberi, N. Veziris, G.B. Migliori As recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), optimal management of MDR-TB cases can be ensured by a multi-speciality consultation body known as ‘TB Consilium’. This body usually includes different medical specialities, competences and perspectives (e.g., clinical ...
Source: Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia - December 9, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research
Accelerated subcutaneous immunotherapy in pediatric population – Systematic review
Conclusions Accelerated SCIT build-up schedules are effective in the treatment of respiratory allergy in pediatric patients, representing a safe alternative to the conventional schedules with the advantage of achieving clinical effectiveness sooner. (Source: Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia)
Source: Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia - December 2, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research
Agreement of different reference equations to classify patients with COPD as having reduced or preserved 6MWD
Conclusion Even reference equations from the same country vary considerably in the classification of reduced or preserved 6MWD, and it is recommended that the region-specific ones be used as they give with higher agreement for similar and comparable interpretation of the patients’ functional exercise capacity. (Source: Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia)
Source: Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia - November 28, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research
Learning curve for transbronchial lung cryobiopsy in diffuse lung disease
Conclusions Our findings suggest that proficiency in TBLC is achieved at approximately the 70th procedure; however they need to be validated in more series and cohorts. (Source: Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia)
Source: Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia - November 23, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research
Comparison of lung diffusing capacity in young elite athletes and their counterparts
Conclusion Spirometry indices and DLCO are not influenced either by aerobic or anaerobic training type, so benefits of sports on pulmonary indices or DLCO was not confirmed. (Source: Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia)
Source: Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia - November 22, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research
Macitentan in daily clinical practice: A single centre, 1-year experience
Publication date: Available online 22 November 2017 Source:Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia (English Edition) Author(s): S. Cadenas-Menéndez, P. Álvarez-Vega, J. Martín-Moreiras, M. Barreiro-Pérez, M.Á. Gómez-Sánchez, P.L. Sánchez-Fernández The effectiveness and safety of macitentan, a dual endothelin-receptor antagonist (ERA) approved for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), were shown in an extensive clinical trial oriented towards morbidity and mortality events. Our aim was to describe a single centre's experience of the utilization of macitentan in patients with PAH in clinical prac...
Source: Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia - November 22, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research
Pemetrexed-induced organizing pneumonia in the treatment of lung adenocarcinoma
Publication date: Available online 4 November 2017 Source:Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia (English Edition) Author(s): N. China-Pereira, S. Campainha, A. Furtado, S. Conde, A. Barroso (Source: Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia)
Source: Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia - November 4, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research
Understanding patient adherence to inhaled medication: The social representations of COPD
Publication date: Available online 6 October 2017 Source:Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia (English Edition) Author(s): A. Duarte-de-Araújo, P. Teixeira, M. Figueiredo, V. Hespanhol, J. Correia-de-Sousa (Source: Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia)
Source: Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia - October 21, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research
