Lung cancer from suspicion to treatment: An indicator of healthcare access in Turkey.

Background: Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Before beginning lung cancer treatment, it is necessary to complete procedures such as suspecting lung cancer, obtaining a pathologic diagnosis, and staging. This study aimed to investigate the processes from suspicion of lung cancer to diagnosis, staging, and treatment initiation.

Evaluation of mTOR Activity in COPD Patients with Emphysema.

Objective: To evaluate the function of the mammalian target of the rapamycin (mTOR) pathway in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients with emphysema.

Study Design: Observational study.

Place And Duration Of Study: Department of Pulmonology, Mugla Training and Research Hospital, Turkey, from January to March 2022.

The Retrograde Left Atrial Tumour Embolism In Thepatient With Metastatic Extremity Chondrosarcoma.

A 34 years old male, labourer by occupation was brought to our trauma centre in an inebriated state with a history of fall from a height of approximately 10 feet. He complained of pain in the right elbow. A complete examination of the affected upper limb revealed an ipsilateral anterior shoulder dislocation and a posterior elbow dislocation with no other concomitant injuries.

Evaluation of skeletal muscle mass as a predictor of prognosis in patients treated in hospital for COVID-19 infection.

Subjective: Skeletal muscle indexes are known to be one of the important prognostic indicators in many clinical situations. This study aims to evaluate the effects of laboratory values and muscle mass measures such as skeletal muscle area (SMA), skeletal muscle index (SMI), skeletal muscle density (SMD) and skeletal muscle gauge (SMG) obtained from the 12th thoracic vertebra (T12) level of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 infection on prognosis.

Methods: The patients' age, comorbidity index (CCI) scores, gender, anthropometric criteria such as height, weight, and BMI, laboratory values, development of NIMV and IC need during follow-up, length of hospital stay, and hospital mortality were retrospectively screened.

Balance impairment and cognitive dysfunction in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease under 65 years.

Objective: Balance and cognitive problems may develop in COPD. Studies investigating cognitive functions are mostly in elderly patients, and the number of studies on balance impairment is less than studies about cognitive dysfunction in COPD. We aimed to evaluate both balance and cognitive functions in patients with COPD under 65 years.

A case of B.1.1.7 SARS-CoV-2 UK strain with an atypical radiological presentation.

The new UK strain was first described in December 2020. It was seen for the first time in Turkey in February 2021. It is not yet known whether the new strain has different CT patterns compared to the classical type.

The effect of Oxygen application with nCPAP for the prevention of desaturation during EBUS-TBNA.

Purpose: EBUS-TBNA is a frequently used diagnostic method for mediastinal/hilar lymphadenopathies and masses. This procedure is performed with intravenous sedation (IVS). During IVS, patients often develop hypoxemia and nasal oxygen delivery is insufficient in some patients.

COVID-19 Pneumonia during Hydroxychloroquine Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis.

The recently emerged and novel coronavirus, severe acute respiratory distress syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), that caused the current global pandemic was detected for the first time in Turkey in March 2020. While it continues to spread rapidly worldwide, there are still many uncertainties in the prevention and treatment of new coronavirus disease. We report a case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia in a patient under hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) treatment for rheumatoid arthritis.

Idiopathic focal organizing pneumonia mimicking malignancy.

Idiopathic FOP is a rare type of COP. What we know on this subject is made up of a few clinical cases published in recent years. Our patient was admitted to the hospital with an intermittent coughing complaint that worsens over time.

Management of a glottic squamous cell carcinoma with cutaneous metastasis.

Introduction: Oral cavity malignancies constitute 30% of head and neck cancers. The most common distant metastatic sites of glottic carcinoma are usually lung, liver and bone. Although the cutaneous metastasis of head and cancers have been reported with an incidence of 0.

Effect of Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy on the Functional Respiratory Parameters and Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome.

Objectives: Nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) treatment is the gold standard treatment for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). In this study, we aimed to show that the pulmonary functions, exercise limitation on the cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET), and the health-related quality of life can be improved after a short treatment period by nCPAP.

Materials And Methods: Our case group with severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) performed incremental CPET before and after 8 weeks of nCPAP treatment.