914 resultados para Respiratory disease
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Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a respiratory disease characterized by the collapse of the extrathoracic airway and has important social implications related to accidents and cardiovascular risk. The main objective of the present study was to investigate whether the drop in expiratory flow and the volume expired in 0.2 s during the application of negative expiratory pressure (NEP) are associated with the presence and severity of OSA in a population of professional interstate bus drivers who travel medium and long distances.Methods/Design: An observational, analytic study will be carried out involving adult male subjects of an interstate bus company. Those who agree to participate will undergo a detailed patient history, physical examination involving determination of blood pressure, anthropometric data, circumference measurements (hips, waist and neck), tonsils and Mallampati index. Moreover, specific questionnaires addressing sleep apnea and excessive daytime sleepiness will be administered. Data acquisition will be completely anonymous. Following the medical examination, the participants will perform a spirometry, NEP test and standard overnight polysomnography. The NEP test is performed through the administration of negative pressure at the mouth during expiration. This is a practical test performed while awake and requires little cooperation from the subject. In the absence of expiratory flow limitation, the increase in the pressure gradient between the alveoli and open upper airway caused by NEP results in an increase in expiratory flow.Discussion: Despite the abundance of scientific evidence, OSA is still underdiagnosed in the general population. In addition, diagnostic procedures are expensive, and predictive criteria are still unsatisfactory. Because increased upper airway collapsibility is one of the main determinants of OSA, the response to the application of NEP could be a predictor of this disorder. With the enrollment of this study protocol, the expectation is to encounter predictive NEP values for different degrees of OSA in order to contribute toward an early diagnosis of this condition and reduce its impact and complications among commercial interstate bus drivers.
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Background and Objectives - The decision to perform anesthetic and surgical procedures in children with upper airway infeccious disease, due to the possibility of intraoperative respiratory morbidity, has been a dilemma for anesthesiologists. This study aimed at evaluating the incidence of respiratory complications in children submitted to general anesthesia and correlate them to preoperative signs and symptoms related to the respiratory tract, thus determining anesthetic-surgical morbidity. Methods - Participated in this study 284 children, physical status ASA I or II, submitted to general anesthesia. During preoperative evaluation, respiratory signs and symptoms were recorded, as well as types of diseases and corresponding diagnoses. Respiratory complications during anesthesia and in the recovery room were also recorded and analyzed taking into account age, elective or urgent procedure, airway management and presence or absence of signs, symptoms or history of respiratory tract diseases. Results - We found 38% of patients with preoperative respiratory disease history. The most common respiratory disease was upper airway infection. Intraoperative respiratory complications were present in 26.4% of patients. Children under 12 months of age and those with preoperative respiratory disease history had more intraoperative and PACU complications. Conclusions - We concluded that children, specially younger, with respiratory system involvement, like upper airway infections, are at a higher risk of intra and postoperative respiratory complications, thus with an increased incidence of anesthetic-surgical morbidity.
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Pasteurella multocida and Mannheimia haemolytica (P. haemolytica) are associated with ovine respiratory diseases. With the purpose of observe the susceptibility in vitro of these organisms against antimicrobials, were collected samples of nasopharingeal (n=180) and oropharingeal (n=82) from ovines healthy and with respiratory disease. Among the antimicrobials tested, the sensibility was greater for enrofloxacin (100%) and florfenicol (100%), for both bacteria. The greater resistance indices for M. haemolytica and P. multocida were observed with tetracyclin (15.64% and 17.65% respectively) and penicillin (1.82% and 4.2%).
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This study aims to examine the thermal structure of the urban climate based on the interpretation of the satellite Landsat 7 (thermal channel) and measures for the area. It identifies how the production of urban climate develops based on an analysis of the structure of space forms and characteristics of land use and constructive materials in the generation of heat islands and their implications in environmental comfort in a tropical climate medium size city at Brazil. To check intra-urban air temperature, measures were carried out in mobile transects in the North-South and East-West routes. Thermal Channel data of Landsat-7, were converted to surface values. The results showed that the pattern of urbanization and characteristics of land use are responsible for the distribution of temperature generating heat islands in downtown and popular densely built neighborhoods. In those cases the highest indexes of social segregation added to higher temperature also provokes elevation in the number of illnesses and morbidity cases, mostly of respiratory diseases.
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The feline infectious respiratory disease is the most common diagnosed infection in the veterinary clinic routine, being the Feline Herpesvirus1 the most important causal agent. Once infected, the cat will become a lifetime latent carrier, experiencing episodes of viral reactivation and spontaneous spread especially when there is a stress factor involved. This virus acts in the upper respiratory system and is also associated with eye diseases. The diagnosis is made by viral isolation and treatment protocol is based on a topic antiviral therapy, even though many of them are epiteliotoxic and may progress with intense discomfort in felines.The purpose of this paper is to describe the main ocular manifestations and syndromes seen in cats suffering from feline herpesvirus. Conjunctivitis, epithelial and stromal keratitis, corneal ulceration and indolent ulcers are the main ocular manifestations associated with viral infection, whereas symblepharon, keratoconjunctivitis sicca, proliferative keratitis and corneal sequestration are the main eye syndromes that can be observed in infected animals.
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Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)
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Pós-graduação em Ciência Animal - FMVA
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Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)
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Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)
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A pneumonia e a bronquiolite na infância são as principais causas de morbidade e mortalidade no mundo, sendo o Vírus Respiratório Sincicial Humano (VSRH) o principal agente viral. O VSRH está associado a surtos anuais de doenças respiratórias, onde a co-infecção bacteriana tem sido relatada. Este foi o primeiro estudo do VRSH em crianças hospitalizadas com Pneumonia Adquirida na Comunidade (PAC) em Belém, Pará (Norte do Brasil), que teve como objetivo determinar a prevalência da infecção pelo VSRH e avaliar as características clínicas e epidemiológicas dos pacientes. Métodos. Foi realizado um estudo prospectivo em oito hospitais no período de novembro de 2006 a outubro de 2007. Foram testadas 1.050 amostras de aspirado nasofaríngeo para o VRSH, obtidas de crianças hospitalizadas com até três anos de idade com diagnóstico de PAC, pelo método da imunofluorescência direta e da reação em cadeia por polimerase após transcrição reversa (RT-PCR) para identificação do subtipo viral. Foram obtidos resultados da dosagem de proteína C-reativa (PCR) e da cultura bacteriana. Resultados. A infecção pelo VSRH foi diagnosticada em 243 (23,1%) crianças. A idade média do grupo VRSH-positivo foi menor do que a do grupo VRSH-negativo (12,1 meses versus (vs) 15,5 meses, ambos com variância de 1-36 meses, p<0,001), enquanto que a distribuição por genero foi similar. O grupo VRSH-positivo apresentou menor dosagem (PCR) quando comparados ao grupo VRSH-negativo (15,3 vs 24.0 mg/dL, p<0,05). Os achados radiológicos confirmaram que 54,2% do grupo VRSH-positivo e 50,3% do grupo VRSH-negativo apresentavam infiltrado intersticial. A infecção bacteriana foi identificada predominantemente no grupo VRSH-positivo (10% vs 4,5%, p<0,05). Rinorréia e obstrução nasal foram predominantemente observadas no grupo VRSH-positivo. A co-circulação dos subtipos A e B foi observada, com predominância do subtipo B (209/227). A análise multivariada revelou que a idade de 1 ano (p<0,015), os níveis de PCR inferior a 48 mg/dL (p<0,001) e a co-infecção bacteriana (p<0,032) foram independentemente associados com a presença do VRSH em oposição ao grupo VRSH-negativo, e na análise dos sintomas, a obstrução nasal foi independentemente associada com o grupo VRSH-positivo (p<0,001). Conclusão. O presente estudo destaca a relevância da infecção por VSRH em casos hospitalizados de PAC em nossa região; nossos resultados justificam a realização de investigações adicionais que possam ajudar a elaborar estratégias para o controle da doença.
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Pós-graduação em Medicina Veterinária - FCAV
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Pós-graduação em Geografia - FCT
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Pós-graduação em Engenharia Mecânica - FEG
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Pós-graduação em Química - IQ
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Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)