Utility of the Ratio of Adenosine Deaminase and Serum C-reactive Protein in Differentiating Parapneumonic, Tuberculous, and Malignant Pleural Effusions.

Introduction Pleural effusion is a challenging diagnosis at times, especially due to the overlap of symptoms in effusions of various etiologies. In this study, we aimed to identify if pleural fluid adenosine deaminase (ADA) or serum C-reactive protein (CRP) can be used as an additional novel biomarker for ADA in diagnosing tubercular, parapneumonic, and malignant pleural effusions. Materials and methods A prospective, observational, cross-sectional study was conducted on 79 patients diagnosed with tubercular, parapneumonic, or malignant pleural effusion from August 2022 to April 2024 at the Department of Respiratory Medicine at Dr.

Sickle Cell Disease and the Respiratory System: A Tangential Perspective to the Hematopulmonological Dilemma.

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a genetically inherited hematological condition that predominantly affects the African-American subset of the population. It leads to the precipitation of multi-systematic manifestations throughout the course of the life of the patient leading to an increased rate of inpatient admissions and decreased quality of life. This article has reviewed some of the most common pulmonary complications of SCD with a brief overview of the clinical features and their management and has also highlighted the fatality of the complications placing a strong focus on screening, monitoring, and the treatment of the disease.

Budding trends in integrated pest management using advanced micro- and nano-materials: Challenges and perspectives.

One of the most vital supports to sustain human life on the planet earth is the agriculture system that has been constantly challenged in terms of yield. Crop losses due to insect pest attack even after excessive use of chemical pesticides, are major concerns for humanity and environment protection. By the virtue of unique properties possessed by micro and nano-structures, their implementation in Agri-biotechnology is largely anticipated.

Home-made continuous positive airways pressure device may reduce mortality in neonates with respiratory distress in low-resource setting.

Objective: To study the effectiveness of locally assembled low-cost version for continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) delivery.

Patients: Babies with respiratory distress from two contiguous periods, one with CPAP therapy and the other without, were compared for following parameters: birth weight, gestational age, severity of respiratory distress, as assessed by Silverman-Anderson retraction score (SARS), maximum SARS, days taken for score to become 0, duration of oxygen therapy, hospital stay and the outcome.

Results: The profile of subjects was comparable in two groups.

Cutaneous metastasis from carcinoma of lung.

A 65-year-old male with a history of smoking since 30 years presented with breathlessness, hemoptysis, multiple swellings all over the body, and weakness in September 2010 at our hospital. Clinically, a diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with cutaneous lymphoma or soft tissue tumor was made. Chest X-ray (CXR) and computed tomography (CT) scan revealed a neoplastic lesion in the right lung with secondary cavitation.