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Use of and Awareness about Electronic Cigarette among Medical School Students
(Kare Publ, 2019)
Objectives: Nicotine is an addictive alkaloid agent. Electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) is a product that contains nicotine and various ingredients while producing steam. Its usage is spreading among people in Turkey like ...
Are Red Blood Cell Distribution Width and RDW/Hemoglobin Ratio Predictable in Mortality Among Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease?
(Erciyes Univ Sch Medicine, 2019)
Objective: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the third most common cause of death in the world, is a multi-component disease with pulmonary and extrapulmonary manifestations. The red blood cell distribution ...
The value of preoperative pulmonary assessment in predicting postoperative pulmonary complications
(Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2019)
OBJECTIVE: We aimed to determine the preoperative parameters that may predict postoperative pulmonary complications (POPCs) and the value of some current practical indexes in predicting POPCs. MATERIALS and METHODS: Our ...
Diaphragmatic thickness in chronic obstructive lung disease and relationship with clinical severity parameters
(Tubitak Scientific & Technical Research Council Turkey, 2019)
Background/aim: Sonographic assessment of diaphragm structure and function would be a useful clinical tool in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Our aim was to determine the muscle thickness of the ...
Incidental pulmonary nodule frequency in Turkey
(Turkish Assoc Tuberculosis & Thorax, 2019)
Introduction: Pulmonary nodules are common incidental findings on computed tomography (CT). In Turkey, there is no available data about the follow-up of the frequency of incidental nodules. Our aim is to assess the frequency ...
The Course of Renal Functions in COPD. Two Statition: Exacerbation and Stable Period
(Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2019)
OBJECTIVE: Comorbidities in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are important factors that determine the prognosis of the disease. However, there are few studies about renal dysfunction. We aimed to compare the ...
Are Red Blood Cell Distribution Width and RDW/ Hemoglobin Ratio Predictable in Mortality Among Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease?
(2019)
Objective: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the third most common cause of death in the world, is a multicomponentdisease with pulmonary and extrapulmonary manifestations. The red blood cell distribution width ...
The incidence of polyneuropthy and its relation with disease parameters in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(2019)
Objective: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is accompanied by several concomitant conditionsdue to its systemic effects. Hypoxia and oxidative stress associated with COPD are also believed to contributeto the ...
Carotid intima‐media thickness in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and survival: a multicenter prospective study
(2019-03-24)
Introduction: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated withincreased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Carotid intima-media thickness(CIMT) is a noninvasive method assessing atherosclerosis.Objective: ...
Do N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide levels determine the prognosis of community acquired pneumonia?
(2019)
Objective: Pneumonia is a leading cause of mortality worldwide, especially in theelderly. The use of clinical risk scores to determine prognosis is complex and thereforeleads to errors in clinical practice. Pneumonia can ...
