Publications by authors named "Maria Conceicao de Castro Antonelli Monteiro de Queiroz"
Knowledge about COPD among users of primary health care services.
Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis
September 2015
Article Synopsis
- A study in Goiânia, Brazil, found that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is largely unknown among primary care clinic users, with just 9.2% recognizing the term "COPD" and only 16.2% having satisfactory knowledge about the disease.
- The research involved interviews with 674 individuals, revealing that while 75.1% recognized "emphysema" and 70.6% recognized dyspnea as a symptom, only a small percentage (4.9%) knew that wood smoke exposure is a risk factor.
- The findings highlight the need for health education interventions, especially targeting older adults, to increase awareness and early diagnosis of COPD among
Objective: To identify and characterize alterations seen on HRCT scans in nonsmoking females with COPD due to wood smoke exposure.
Methods: We evaluated 42 nonsmoking females diagnosed with wood smoke-related COPD and 31 nonsmoking controls with no history of wood smoke exposure or pulmonary disease. The participants completed a questionnaire regarding demographic data, symptoms, and environmental exposure.
Objective: To estimate the prevalence of undiagnosed COPD among individuals with risk factors for the disease treated at primary health care clinics (PHCCs) in the city of Aparecida de Goiânia, Brazil.
Methods: Inclusion criteria were being > 40 years of age, having a > 20 pack-year history of smoking or a > 80 hour-year history of exposure to biomass smoke, and seeking medical attention at one of the selected PHCCs. All subjects included in the study underwent spirometry for the diagnosis of COPD.
Hard metal pneumoconiosis, first described in 1964, is a diffuse disease caused by the inhalation of cobalt particles. The disease can manifest as occupational asthma, interstitial disease or allergic alveolitis. We report the case of a young male, working as a tool sharpener, who presented with dry cough and progressive dyspnea for one year, as well as with spontaneous bilateral pneumothorax at admission.
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