Monday, May 31, 2010
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
ACR Criteria for the diagnosis of Churg-Strauss Syndrome
Patient is classified as CSS if at least four of six criteria are present
- History of asthma
- Eosinophilia: Eosinophilia >10% on differential white blood cell count.
- Mono- or polyneuropathy
- Pulmonary infiltrates, migratory or transitory pulmonary infiltrates due to vasculitis.
- History of acute or chronic paranasal sinus pain or tenderness or radiographic opacification of the paranasal sinuses.
- Extravascular eosinophils
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
world asthma day..................... HOW I CAN ASSESS MY ASTHMA CONTROL
ASTHMA IS A CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY DISORDER OF THA AIRWAY. THE PRESENT AIM OF ASTHMA MANAGEMENT IS TO KEEP IT UNDER CONTROL. THERE ARE SEVERAY WAY TO ASSESS ASTHMA CONTROL. A PATIENT CAN ASSESS ASTHMA CONTROL BY FOLLOWING QUESTION--
BY ASKING ABOVE QUESTION AND SUBSEQUENT RESULT WILL GIVE IDEA ABOUT ASTHMA CONTROL. THE BETTER UR ASTHMA CONTROL THE BETTER IS UR QUALITY OF LIFE.
1. HOW MANY TIME UR ASTHMA KEEP U AWAY FROM UR DAY TO DAY ACTIVITIES
2. HOW FREQUENTLY U HAVE BREATHING PROBLEM
3. HOW FREQUENT UR NIGHT SYMPTOMS
4. HOW FREQUENTLY U NEED RESQUE INHALER /NEBULIZER
5. WHAT IS UR PEAK FLOW READING
6. DO U THING UR ASTHMA IS IN CONTROL
BY ASKING ABOVE QUESTION AND SUBSEQUENT RESULT WILL GIVE IDEA ABOUT ASTHMA CONTROL. THE BETTER UR ASTHMA CONTROL THE BETTER IS UR QUALITY OF LIFE.
Sunday, May 2, 2010
emphysema in non smoker
Emphysema develop mostly in smokers however there is report of emphysema in person who does not smoke. The causes of emphysema in non smokers includes
Nutritional Emphysema
alfa-1 antitrypsin deficiency
HIV
chronic asthma
treated pulmonary tuberculosis
Drugs—injectables
Methylphenidate
Methadone
Heroin
Drugs—inhalation
Marijuana
Toluene (glue sniffing)
Connective tissue disease
Cutis Laxa, Marfan syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
Occupational exposures
Coal mine dust, silica dust, cadmium
Biological dusts
Farmers, grain workers, wood workers, cotton textile worker
Biomass fuels
Congenital
Salla’s disease, Menkes disease, Hypocomplimentemic urticarial vasculitis (HUVS)
ref
1 . Emphysema in the Nonsmoker. Delano S. Fabro, Jr, DO,*† and Douglas S. Frenia, MD*. Clinical Pulmonary Medicine • Volume 15, Number 1, January 2008
2 . COPD in non smoker. PJ Barens Lancet aug.2009
Nutritional Emphysema
alfa-1 antitrypsin deficiency
HIV
chronic asthma
treated pulmonary tuberculosis
Drugs—injectables
Methylphenidate
Methadone
Heroin
Drugs—inhalation
Marijuana
Toluene (glue sniffing)
Connective tissue disease
Cutis Laxa, Marfan syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
Occupational exposures
Coal mine dust, silica dust, cadmium
Biological dusts
Farmers, grain workers, wood workers, cotton textile worker
Biomass fuels
Congenital
Salla’s disease, Menkes disease, Hypocomplimentemic urticarial vasculitis (HUVS)
ref
1 . Emphysema in the Nonsmoker. Delano S. Fabro, Jr, DO,*† and Douglas S. Frenia, MD*. Clinical Pulmonary Medicine • Volume 15, Number 1, January 2008
2 . COPD in non smoker. PJ Barens Lancet aug.2009
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