Effectiveness of intrabronchial local anesthesia with a spray catheter and continuous oral suction in reducing cough during bronchoscopy: A prospective study.

Background: Coughing and other distress during bronchoscopy are undesirable for both patients and bronchoscopists. The efficacy of local anesthetics administered via aerosol sprays in the airways has been documented; however, the optimal administration method remains unclear. Furthermore, the efficacy of continuous salivary aspiration in reducing cough and other distress has not yet been evaluated.

Ovarian Cancer with TTF-1-positive Giant Pleural Dissemination.

Thyroid transcription factor 1 (TTF-1) is primarily expressed in lung and thyroid cancers, but it has also been observed in other cancers. A 60-year-old woman presented with worsening dyspnea, pleural effusion, lung metastases, a right ovarian tumor, and para-aortic intra-abdominal lymph node metastasis. Biopsies from the pleural dissemination revealed TTF-1-positive adenocarcinomas.

[A CASE OF REPEATED DRUG-INDUCED LUNG DISEASES DUE TO MULTIPLE HERBAL MEDICINES CONTAINING COMMON INGREDIENTS].

We present a rare case of repetitive lung disease caused by various herbal medicines containing common ingredients. In June 201X-2, an 81-year-old man with chronic sinusitis was treated with Shini-seihai-to. One month later, the patient experienced liver dysfunction, and pulmonary opacity was observed on a chest radiograph; this condition improved following the discontinuation of Shini-seihai-to.