Respiratory System Diseases

Description

Both communicable and noncommunicable diseases of the respiratory system are an increasing healthcare problem despite medical advances. This book aims at unraveling the mechanisms and improving the treatment of pulmonary pathologies, ranging from such common conditions like influenza and related viral infections, functional lung dysfunction, to lung lesions and others. Chapters present late-breaking findings in the diagnostics, pharmacotherapy, and clinical evidence-based decision-making to provide results that can be used to improve healthcare and quality of life. Extending new knowledge and exploring recent medical advances, the book will hopefully help enrich research and clinical experience regarding important respiratory issues. The book is intended for general practitioners and all professionals engaged in the pulmonary field, from basic scientists to clinical investigators.

Table of Contents

1. Impaired Vascular Function in Sarcoidosis Patients
2. Introduction
3. Methods
4. Patients
5. Angiological Examinations
6. Blood Tests
7. Statistical Analysis
8. Results
9. Discussion
10. References
11. Effectiveness of Bronchofiberoscopy in Diagnosis of Lung Lesions
12. Introduction
13. Methods
14. Results
15. Discussion
16. Conclusions
17. References
18. Morbidity Database for Epidemiological Studies on Churg-Strauss Syndrome
19. Introduction
20. Incidence of EGPA
21. Hospital Morbidity Database for Epidemiological Studies
22. Study Aims
23. Methods
24. Statistical Analysis
25. Results
26. Discussion
27. Conclusions
28. References
29. Public Perception of the Risks Associated with Infectious Diseases in Poland: Ebola and Influenza an
30. Introduction
31. Methods
32. Study Population
33. Measures
34. Data Analysis
35. Results
36. Ebola Assessment
37. Influenza Assessment
38. Discussion
39. Conclusions
40. References
41. The Sentinel System as the Main Influenza Surveillance Tool
42. Introduction
43. Methods
44. Material
45. Isolation of RNA
46. Real-Time Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (rRT-PCR)
47. Conventional Multiplex RT-PCR
48. Results
49. Discussion
50. References
51. The Activity of Influenza and Influenza-like Viruses in Individuals Aged over 14 in the 2015/2016 In
52. Introduction
53. Methods
54. Collection of Specimens
55. Isolation of RNA
56. Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR)
57. Real-Time PCR (qRT-PCR)
58. Conventional Multiplex RT-PCR
59. Results
60. Discussion
61. References
62. Clinical Utility of Berlin Questionnaire in Comparison to Polysomnography in Patients with Obstructi
63. Introduction
64. Methods
65. Study Population
66. Assessment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
67. Assessment of Covariates
68. Statistical Analysis
69. Results
70. Discussion
71. References
72. Isolated Hearing Impairment Caused by SPATA5 Mutations in a Family with Variable Phenotypic Expressi
73. Introduction
74. Cinical Report
75. Discussion
76. References
77. Stress Response, Brain Noradrenergic System and Cognition
78. Noradrenergic Circuitry
79. Stress Response
80. Prefrontal Cortex
81. Conclusions
82. References
83. Small Airway Obstruction in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Potential Parameters for Early De
84. Introduction
85. Methods
86. Patients
87. Respiratory Spirometry and Oscillometry
88. Statistical Elaboration
89. Results
90. Discussion
91. Conclusions
92. References
93. Index