TODAY IS WORLD COPD DAY..... THIS YEAR THEM IS“IT’S NOT TOO LATE.”
READ MY ARTICLE IN SEVEN SISTER POST ON WORLD COPD DAY
LINK
http://sevensisterspost.com/copd-prevention-is-better-than-cure/
IN GUWAHATI WE ARE GOING TO CELEBRATE THE DAY WITH A SMOKING CESSATION CAMP, FREE SPIROMETRY CAMP AND PATIENT AWARENESS PROGRAM
VENUE OF CAMP IS -
DEPT OF PULMONARY MEDICINE (CHEST DISEASES), GAUHATI MEDICAL COLLEGE, GUWAHATI
& INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL, GUWAHATI
GUIDELINE FOR DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF COMMUNITY AND HOSPITAL ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA IN ADULT: JOINT ICS AND NCCP(I) RECOMMENDATIONS
The full guideline is available from the following link or lung india web site
http://www.lungindia.com/temp/LungIndia29627-8180843_224328.pdf
It has been observed that all patients of OSA are not same. The response to therapy is variable and it has been seen in studies that different pathological mechanism exist that lead to OSA.
the possible pathological phenotype of sleep apnea which may lead future treatment are-
1. Upper air way anatomy
2. Upper air way motor control
3. Ventilatory control stability
4, Lung volumes
5. Arousal threshold
WE ARE GOING TO ORGANIZE A RESPIRATORY UPDATE IN GUWAHATI ON 6TH MAY 2012
High intensity NPPV is a new
strategy aim at maximal improvement in gas exchange in COPD patients with chronic
hypercapnic respiratory failure by increasing ventilator setting to the
individually tolerated maximum if necessary or to the level necessary to
achieve normocapnia.
In contrast to conventional NPPV in high intensity NPPV an
IPAP (Inspiratory positive airway pressure) is set in between 20-40 cm of H2O
initially in hospital setting and later at home. The randomised controlled
trail has shown that high intensity NPPV cause several benefit. Compare to
conventional strategy it showed-
- Improved gas exchange
- Improvement in breathing pattern and lung function
- Improvement in inspiratory muscle strength
- Increase haematocrit in anemic COPD and decrease haematocrit
in polycythemic COPD
- Improvement in dyspnea, quality of life and walking
distance.
WISH U ALL A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS 2012
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