Fatma Fidan

..To compare the effects of cigarette smoke and dried dung smoke exposure on the histopathology of lungs...

..9 folds lower in habitual snorers than non-snorers. We think that questioning the obstructive sleep apnea syndrome symptoms in children and performing diagnostic procedures and treatment when suspected will decrease the morbidity...

..Anxiety and depression scores of the patients were significantly decreased after CPAP treatment compared with those before the treatment. As a conclusion, OSAS patients with high anxiety and depression scores benefit from CPAP treatment...

..Clinical safe time for intubation after abrupt cessation of steroid therapy is also defined with our study. These results suggest that one week after the cessation of steroid therapy may be a hazardous time for tracheal intubation...

..Preventive measures should be taken to improve the health status of these workers...

..We think that informing the owners and workers of coffee houses, restaurants and cafes about these facts is very important and would increase the compliance to such a legislation...

..As a conclusion, OSAS risk factors and symptoms are commonly present in truck drivers and increases the risk for traffic accidents...

..A low daily dose of melatonin has some protective effects on histopathological changes and oxidant/antioxidant status of the lungs in smoke exposed rabbits...

..To simultaneously investigate the polysomnography (PSG) and nonstress test (NST) records of pregnant women with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to observe NST changes during maternal desaturation and determine maternal and fetal outcomes...

..A low daily dose of NAC has some ameliorative effects on histopathological changes and oxidant-antioxidant status of the lungs in smoke exposed rabbits...

..To assess the prevalence of obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) in AS patients...

..CAPE seems to have significant preventive effects on the severe histopathological changes in the lungs associated with cigarette smoke exposure. However, in some instances, it may not alter the progression to fibrosis...

..Therefore, we suggest that all patients should be asked for OSA symptoms, and patients with two major OSA symptoms must be evaluated with polisomnography...

..To determine the levels of oxidative stress markers in pregnant women who snore and compare with non-snoring pregnant women. Fetal outcome of these 2 groups was also evaluated...

..The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between blood flow rate of AV fistula and pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) in hemodialysis patients...

..Here, we present a case of a marble mine worker with acute eosinophilic pneumonia complicated with mediastinal lymphadenopathy, neutrophilia, thrombocytopenia and acute respiratory distress syndrome...

..had a significant seasonal variation (p = 0.012). Viable moulds are common in the houses of Afyon. Reducing these indoor fungi is necessary to improve the health of individuals with fungal-induced diseases like asthma...

..CBFV changes due to blood gas changes were also evaluated...

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..To investigate the effects of hormone therapy (HT) administered to postmenopausal women on pulmonary function tests (PFT)...

..05). CONCLUSION: Patients with severe OSAS had significant differences in the parameters. Measurement of the cross-sectional area of oropharynx in expiration can especially be useful for diagnosis of severe OSAS as a new key point...

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..The study has suggested that household and country-specific environmental factors are associated with asthma, wheezing, allergic rhinitis, and eczema risk during childhood in Turkey...

..Being able to find out the related factors with sleep disorders, advanced study supported with polysomnography must be done...

..Welder's lung with associated lung lesions has been described, although complicating pneumothorax is unique to the case presented herein...

..Microscopically, the tumor consisted of mature adipocytes with thin fibrous septae. It should be borne in mind that patients may be unaware of a tonsillar mass that may lead to serious dyspnea and difficult intubation...

..Here we present a case of iris metastasis and pituitary gland metastasis which caused diabetes insipidus in a patient with small cell lung cancer...

..004). In conclusion, the investigators were unable to show a protective effect of an existing parasitic infection against the development of allergic sensitization upon exposure to OVA...

..Although there is no established treatment for pulmonary hyalinizing granuloma, during 1 month of follow-up, posterior uveitis mildly resolved with glucocorticoid treatment and there had been a slight increase in visual acuity...

..In conclusion, although pulmonary perfusion diminishes following TKA, shed blood retransfusion does not add any risk to pulmonary perfusion...

..In our study, we aimed to investigate the frequency of OSAS in patients previously diagnosed with psoriasis in order to investigate a potential association between chronic inflammation psoriasis and OSAS...

..Among the hospital staff, mean hair nicotine levels were 4.5 +/- 6 microg/g in nonsmokers and 30.6 +/- 14 microg/g in smokers. Working in coffeehouses has a marked effect on hair nicotine levels and potential adverse health effects...

..COMMENTS: To our knowledge, we present the first case of Perthes syndrome with bilateral optic disc edema...

..In conclusion, it might be suggested that in cases where noninvasive PASP measurement is not possible, TDI can be used as an alternative and reliable method to assess PAP...