[A clinical and morphological study of status asthmaticus].

Clinical and morphologic studies were carried out in 230 patients suffering a grave course of an exacerbation of infectious bronchial asthma. A protracted attack of the condition was detected in 70 patients, in 80 patients status asthmaticus, Stages I-II was found, 50 patients suffered a Stage III status asthmaticus, and 30 patients were hospitalized in the terminal state and died within 12 hours since admission. The circulatory, metabolic, immunologic homeostasis parameters were studied, morphologic, examination of pulmonary, tracheal, cardiac, cerebral, splenic and hepatic tissue was carried out in 30 patients who died at the height of the status asthmaticus.

[Hemodynamic changes and nephropathy associated with surgery in obstructive jaundice].

Some marked changes of central hemodynamics resulting in functional renal disorders have been found in patients with mechanical jaundice. The hemodynamics may help in normalization of renal hemodynamics indices.