Yield & accuracy of Gastric Lavage in non-expectorating adults with Suspected Pulmonary Tuberculosis.

Objective: To determine the yield of Gastric lavage (GL) in non-expectorating adults with suspected Pulmonary Tuberculosis (PTB) and accuracy of GL-AFB smear with GL-GeneXpert (GXP) by taking AFB culture as gold standard.

Methods: Cross-sectional study on suspected PTB patients was done at Ojha Institute of Chest Diseases during period 16 July 2020 till 15 January 2021. Adult patients of either gender suspected to have PTB and not expectorating were included.

Frequency of Blood Eosinophilia in newly diagnosed Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease patients.

Objective: To determine Blood Eosinophilia frequency in newly diagnosed Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease patients.

Methods: An observational cross-sectional research on newly diagnosed COPD patients with age ≥ 40 years was performed at Ojha Institute of Chest Diseases, Dow University of Health Sciences Karachi. COPD patients diagnosed in outpatient clinic or admitted in Chest Unit during six-month period from September 2018 to May 2019 were selected.