Pulmonary-disorders
This virus has been on
the rise in India, especially in West Bengal. A new strain of Adenovirus has
led to thousands of hospitalizations in India, with at least 40
children dying from the viral disease in the West Bengal state alone. Children with low immunity
during seasonal flu or those who usually suffer from respiratory infections
througho...
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic,
progressive, fibroinflammatory lung disease associated with increased morbidity
and mortality. As its name suggests, the exact cause of the disease is not
known. However, some genetic and environmental factors have been
observed concurrently with the condition and are considered potential etiolo...
Asthma, a highly prevalent chronic
inflammatory disease of the airways, is characterized by a variable degree of
airflow obstruction, edema, and bronchial hyper responsiveness caused by
chronic exposition to allergens or associated to other diseases such as gastro
esophageal reflux. The complex genetic actions and
environmental triggers intric...
Chronic cough-variant asthma (CCVA)
is a very common subtype of bronchial asthma among children population. This
condition often manifests with acute cough, chronic cough, and intractable
cough, especially at night. It has been reported that CCVA contributed 24.0% to
33.3% of chronic cough cases, and children alone accounted for the incidence o...
JAMA Network: Published on June, 2022Montelukast, the most widely used
leukotriene-modifying agent (LTMA), is a selective leukotriene receptor
antagonist and is currently indicated for prophylactic and chronic treatment of
asthma, relief of symptoms of allergic rhinitis, and acute prevention of
exercise-induced bronchoconstriction.This propensi...
Lung Function & the Risk of Exacerbation in Patients with COPD Treated With the β-Blocker Metoprolol
Annals of the American Thoracic Society: Published on October, 2022Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading
cause of death worldwide [1, 2]. COPD exacerbations that are related to poor
prognosis and severe COPD exacerbations requiring hospital admission.Beta-adrenoceptor (β-ADR) antagonists, or “beta blockers,”
are indicated for...
JAMA Pediatrics: Published on November 2022A Systematic Review and Meta-analysisTAKE-HOME MESSAGEAre shorter courses of
antibiotics as good as longer courses?This systematic review and meta-analysis assessed whether
shorter courses of antibiotics are noninferior to longer courses of antibiotics
for nonsevere community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in...
Chest Journal: Published on November, 2022TAKE-HOME MESSAGEIn this single-center, open-label, randomized trial,
hemodynamically stable patients presenting to an emergency department with
hemoptysis were assigned to receive different formulations of tranexamic acid
(TA). The 55 patients randomized to receive nebulized TA were found
to have a sig...
The rapidly escalating coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has focused attention on the diagnosis and
treatment of patients with acute respiratory infection in an unprecedented
manner. Although most of the lung injury patients have is believed to be caused
by the virus, concern over bacterial co-infection also informs current
treatmen...
TAKE-HOME MESSAGE
This case–control study evaluated the association
between upper respiratory infections and risk of incident rheumatoid
arthritis (RA). The study included 741 patients with RA and 2223 age-,
sex- and electronic health history–matched controls.
Acute respiratory infection burden, acute and chronic
sinusi...
Antibiotics treatment for bacterial
pneumonia in adults in hospital
Antibiotic management of
suspected or confirmed bacterial pneumonia in adults in hospital during the
COVID-19 pandemic. This includes people presenting to hospital with moderate to
severe community-acquired pneumonia and people who develop pneumonia while in
hospital.COVID...
Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Guidelines of Bangladesh.
The guidelines for the diagnosis,
treatment, and control of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
