[Changes in external respiration function in response to berotek and histamine in diabetic patients].

Aim: To study airways reactivity in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM).

Material And Methods: Berotek and histamine tests were performed in 29 DM patients (type 1 DM - 20, type 2 DM - 9 patients) and 39 DM patients (12 and 27 patients, respectively). The age of the patients varied from 16 to 66 years.

[Effective correction of lung hyperinflation in pneumonia using positive end-expiratory pressure].

Aim: Study of PEEP effects on breathing biomechanics in patients with pneumonia.

Materials And Methods: In 37 patients with pneumonia breathing biomechanics was studied using Masterlab (Jaeger). PEEP (3-10 cm H2O) was employed during 20 min.

[The effect of positive end-expiratory pressure on respiratory biomechanics in bronchial asthma].

The influence of PEEP breathing has been studied in 43 patients with exacerbation of bronchial asthma (BA) during 20 min in resistance of 5, 7 or 9 sm. Sputum expectoration and inspiration were found improved after PEEP breathing. Moreover, in some patients mild BA attacks relieved.

[Disorders of the protease-antiprotease system of a bronchial washout in patients with bronchiectasis and the means for their correction].

Patients with bronchiectatic disease show imbalance between the activity of proteolytic enzymes and their inhibitors contained by bronchial wash-out, manifesting in a reduction of the inhibitory potential and a rise of the activity of trypsin-like proteinases. After the standard basic treatment the protease-antiprotease system in bronchial wash-out shows a definite improvement. Endobronchial therapy with contrykal given in a dose of 20-30 thousand ATpE for 5-7 days does not ameliorate imbalance in the protease-antiprotease system in bronchiectatic disease patients as compared to the common basic therapy.