Utility of fiberoptic bronchoscopy in diagnosis of various lung conditions: Our experience at rural medical college.

Aim: To evaluate the utility of fiberoptic bronchoscopy in order to find out the etiology in various lung conditions.

Materials And Methods: Fiberoptic bronchoscopy was performed in 120 adult patients who had persistent opacities on chest radiography in the form of collapse, consolidation, hilar mass and cavity with proper antibiotic course of 1 to 3 months. Bronchoscopic aspirates, brushing and biopsy (as and when required) were taken.

Predictive value of maximal stress test in patients showing atypical or no symptoms of ischaemic heart disease.

A study was carried out on 76 patients attending outpatients' department of medicine, Government Medical College, Nagpur. These patients had either (a) atypical angina or (b) no symptoms but certain factors for ischaemic heart disease. All cases were subjected to maximal stress test.

Long term effects of atenolol in patients of mitral stenosis & normal sinus rhythm.

We studied the effect of atenolol 100 mg/day in 50 symptomatic patients of mitral stenosis and normal sinus rhythm, in a placebo controlled study. Atenolol caused significant bradycardia as compared to placebo (vitamin C; P < 0.001) without any adverse effects.

Antibiogram, phage types & biotypes of Salmonella typhi isolated in Nagpur.

S. typhi was isolated from 241 patients of pyrexia between July 1990 and March 1991. Multiple drug resistance was observed in 220 (91.