Physiological Beneficial Changes in the Respiratory System in Adolescents with Chronic Obstructive Bronchitis as a Result of the Use of a Set of Yogic Exercises

In the modern world, the incidence of chronic obstructive bronchitis in adolescents remains quite high. Due to the high incidence of chronic obstructive bronchitis in adolescents, there remains an urgent need for medical science to improve the rehabilitation of this contingent of patients. The aim of the work is to assess the rehabilitation possibilities of yoga exercises in adolescents suffering from chronic obstructive bronchitis. The study was carried out on 46 adolescents aged 14-15 years old, suffering from uncomplicated chronic obstructive bronchitis for a long time in a state of unstable remission. The control group included 22 clinically healthy adolescents of the same age. For those surveyed with chronic bronchitis, there was a decrease in lung volumes and the size of the lumen of the bronchi of any diameter. This naturally reduced the functional capabilities of the respiratory system in adolescents. Regular yogic exercises provided in adolescents with bronchitis a pronounced positive dynamics of their well-being and adaptive capabilities of the respiratory system. Systematic yoga exercises optimized the functional capabilities of the entire respiratory system in adolescents with chronic obstructive bronchitis and significantly increased their resistance to hypoxia.

Efficiency of bronchial asthma control in children of school age depending on the features of the disease debut

Objective. To assess the effectiveness of achieving and maintaining control of bronchial asthma in children during dynamic observation, depending on the characteristics of the onset of the disease. Material and methods. In order to study the peculiarities of the course and controllability of bronchial asthma in children, depending on the alternative onset of the disease, 319 children were comprehensively examined by the "experience-control" method in parallel groups using a simple random sample on the basis of the Regional Children's Clinical Hospital in Chernivtsi. In 257 patients (I clinical group), bronchial asthma developed on the background of chronic obstructive bronchitis, the II clinical group included 43 children in whom BA debuted after suffering community-acquired pneumonia, and the third (III) clinical group was formed by 19 children in whom BA was verified after inpatient treatment for status asthmaticus. Research results. It was shown that the representatives of the III clinical group, compared with other patients, probably more often had the phenotype of early asthma and severe disease, and the ratio of the chances of severe asthma in the future for these children compared with the cohort of group I was 6.8. According to the results of self-assessment of asthma control on standardized questionnaires GINA and AST, as well as using a clinical-instrumental assessment scale, it was found that the level of disease control in all groups was insufficient, and the distribution of children in clinical groups in group III relative to other patients with partially controlled and uncontrolled asthma predominated. The conducted standard anti-inflammatory basic treatment allowed to achieve certain positive changes in patients of clinical observation groups, and the representatives of the III clinical group required more active basic anti-inflammatory therapy, in particular, the volume of the 1st step in GINA compared to patients of the I group was prescribed twice less often, and the 4th - 6.9 times more often. Conclusion. Patients with the onset of bronchial asthma in the form of status asthmaticus further retain a worse level of control over the disease as compared to patients with chronic obstructive bronchitis or pneumonia in history. This cohort of patients requires a larger volume of basic treatment, as well as a personalized approach to prescribing therapy with the obligatory consideration of the characteristics of asthma onset.

The use of heated oxygen-helium mixture in patients with chronic obstructive lung disease

BACKGROUND: In recent years, along with the development of new pharmacological approaches and treatment COLD (chronic obstructive lung disease), a significant attention is paid to the study of non-medical methods of treatment and correction of the system inflammation occurring. AIMS: To assess the effectiveness of the use of heated oxygen-helium mixture (OHM) in the rehabilitation of patients with chronic obstructive bronchitis on an outpatient polyclinic stage. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The supervision was 102 patients aged from 32 to 56 (43.74.1) years. All patients entered into research signed voluntary informed consent. Patients were divided into three groups: the first group (n=32) is the control; the second group (n=35) is the main one. Patients of these groups had a verified diagnosis: chronic obstructive bronchitis, moderate and moderate degree of obstruction, the duration of the disease amounted to 2 years to 16 (5.41.4) years. The third group (n=35) is practically healthy patients. The patients of the second and third group passed the respiratory course of heated OHM (the temperature of the mixture in the mask 50). Breathing was carried out in cyclical-fractionated mode: the breath of the mixture 5 minutes then breathing with atmospheric air 5 minutes (one cycle), 3 cycles for the procedure. The course of treatment consisted of 1 procedure per day for 10 days from the first day of the study. The clinical efficacy of reducing treatment was assessed before the start of therapy, after the 10th procedure in the following indicators: Harvard step test index, systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), heart rate (heart rate), blood pressure recovery time, maximum oxygen consumption (MOC); diagnosis of psycho-emotional state using WBAM Questionnaire (well-beingactivitymood). RESULTS: In the group of practically healthy patients, a positive dynamics was noted in the speed of adaptive processes for the restoration of the cardiovascular system after physical exertion of the form of a decrease in blood pressure reduction time, a decrease in systolic blood pressure, the indicators of the Harvard step test index and maximum oxygen consumption increased. Patients with chronic obstructive bronchitis, who passed the breathing rate of heated oxygen-helium mixture, had an increase in points on WBAM Questionnaire, which indicates the improvement of the psycho-emotional state of patients. CONCLUSION: The use of the course of breathing heated oxygen-helium mixture in patients with chronic obstructive bronchitis does not affect the increase in physical performance. The use of heated oxygen-helium mixture has a positive effect on the functional state of practically healthy patients, which is manifested in the form of slowing the connection of the anaerobic mechanisms of energy supply in the process of performing physical exertion, leading to an increase in oxygen consumption, improving physical performance.

Clinical features of occupational chronic obstructive bronchitis

The aim of the study was to analyze the trends of spirometry changes in occupational chronic bronchitis patients during the period of 10 years. It was found out that in 34,1% of 158 patients had transformed into chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, regardless of the history of smoking.

Influence of the breathing methods of the heated oxygen-helium mixture on the indicators of variability of the heart rhythm and functions of external respiration in military servers with chronic obstructive

The purpose of the research was to study the effectiveness of using heated oxygen-helium mixture in the medical rehabilitation of patients with chronic obstructive bronchitis. Material and methods. The study included 68 patients aged 32 to 56 years (43.7 4.1 years). The first group (n = 33) contained of practically healthy volunteers and the second group (n = 35) of patients with a verified diagnosis: chronic obstructive bronchitis, moderate to moderate degree of obstruction, the duration of the disease ranged from 2 to 16 years (5.4 1.4). In both groups, heated oxygen-helium mixture was used (the temperature of the mixture in the mask was 50С). Patients of the second group 30 minutes before inhalation of the heated oxygen-helium mixture used short or long-acting bronchodilators. The study was carried out before the start of therapy, after 5, 10 procedures. Estimated indicators of heart rate variability and respiratory function. Results and conclusion. The use of heated oxygen-helium mixture allowed to increase the activity of the parasympathetic department of the autonomic nervous system and reduce the tone of the sympathetic department, normalize the functioning of the bodys regulatory systems. The research data showed an increase in SDNN, RMSSD, a decrease in LF/HF wave power, and a decrease in the centralization index. After the 5th breathing procedure of the heated oxygen-helium mixture, the second group showed an increase in external respiration function by an average of 16%, and after a full course, by 20%, which indicates an improvement in pulmonary ventilation and a decrease in the degree of obstructive disorders. The use of heated oxygen-helium mixture is a promising method that does not give complications, can reduce the severity of obstructive syndrome, helps to restore the bodys adaptive systems, and can be used as one of the methods in the comprehensive rehabilitation of patients with chronic obstructive bronchitis.

THE STATE OF LIPID METABOLISM, LIPID PEROXIDATION AND ANTIOXIDANT DEFENSE IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE BRONCHITIS WITH HYPERTROPHY AND ATROPHY OF THE MYOCARDIUM

THE STATE OF LIPID METABOLISM, LIPID PEROXIDATION AND ANTIOXIDANT DEFENSE IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE BRONCHITIS WITH HYPERTROPHY AND ATROPHY OF THE MYOCARDIUM