ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF SPIROMETRY OF PATIENTS ATTENDING RESPIRATORY MEDICINE OPD IN A TERTIARY CARE CENTER: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY

OBJECTIVE: To study the various spirometry ndings and look for its association with smoking history and use of biomass fuels. METHODS: Spirometry ndings of 375 patients who attend Respiratory medicine OPD from year 2017- 2019 were studied. RESULTS: Out of 375 patients, 95 patients were diagnosed as COPD, 62 as bronchial asthma, 149 had normal spirometry and 69 had restriction. CONCLUSION: In this study we concluded that spirometry plays an intergral role in the diagnosis of bronchial asthma, COPD and restrictive lung diseases. It gives an overview of the decline of lung function with increasing age, smokers, occupational lung exposures, family history of bronchial asthma. Restrictive patterns were most commonly seen in patients who came for pre operative evaluation.

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The Natural History of Chronic Urticaria: A Cross-sectional Retrospective Study at a Tertiary Care Center, Bangkok, Thailand

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology ◽

10.1016/j.jaci.2008.12.388 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 123 (2) ◽

pp. S107-S107

Author(s):

S. Chantbuddhiwet ◽

K. Ruxrungtham ◽

W. Korkij ◽

N. Noppakun

Keyword(s):

Retrospective Study ◽

Natural History ◽

Chronic Urticaria ◽

Care Center ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Tertiary Care Center ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

History Of

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Clinicopathological Profile of Patients with Lung Carcinoma in a Tertiary Care Center

Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU ◽

10.1055/s-0040-1718977 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

M.T. Chandramouli ◽

Giridhar Belur Hosmane

Keyword(s):

Lung Cancer ◽

Cancer Patients ◽

Lung Carcinoma ◽

Care Center ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Smoking History ◽

Tertiary Care Center ◽

Cell Type ◽

Lung Cancer Patients ◽

Incidence And Mortality

Abstract Introduction Among malignant diseases, lung carcinoma is the most common cancer in men worldwide in terms of both incidence and mortality. Its increasing incidence in developing countries like India is an important public health problem. This work aimed to study the demographic, clinical, radiological, and histological features of patients with confirmed lung cancer. Materials and Methods A total of 50 patients with histologically confirmed lung cancer at a tertiary care center in India from August 2016 to September 2018 were studied and analyzed. Results Out of 50 diagnosed lung cancer patients, 86% were men and 14% women; 31 (62%) patients were aged more than 60 years. Majority were smokers (84%) and all were men. Cough (94%) was the most common presenting symptom followed by dyspnea (68%), chest pain (48%), and hemoptysis (38%). Of the 50 patients, 29 (58%) had soft tissue density mass lesion on radiograph. Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) was the diagnosed histological cell type in 24 (48%) patients and adenocarcinoma in 21 (42%) patients. Distant metastasis was observed in 20 (40%) patients. Conclusion In this study, the most common histopathological cell type is SCC. Patients aged more than 50 years and smokers are at high risk of lung cancer. Patients with a smoking history and persistent respiratory symptoms should be promptly evaluated for lung malignancy.

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