Dr. Navneet Singh Dr. D. Behra (On June 11, 2009, the World Health Organization raised the worldwide (Lung cancer is a serious life threatening disease of lung, strongly related to tobacco smoke. Early detection is important for decreasing suffering and increasing life span of the patient. Authors have explained in a very simple language, details …
INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE Dr. Vinod K. Jangid What is interstitial lung disease? Interstitial lung disease is a large group of disorders, in which there is inflammation of interstitium of lung that is progressive in nature and can further leads to scarring. Interstitium is lung tissue between the airsacs (alveoli) and involved in oxygen and carbon …
SLEEP APNEA Dr Rajesh Swarnakar What is Obstructive sleep Apnea in Adults? Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common problem that affects a person’s breathing during sleep. A person with OSA has times during sleep in which air cannot flow normally into the lungs. The block in airflow (obstruction) is usually caused by the collapse …
KNOW SWINE FLU Dr Surya Kant,MD (On June 11, 2009, the World Health Organization raised the worldwide pandemic alert level to Phase 6 for swine flu which is the highest alert level. This alert level means that the swine flu had spread worldwide and there were cases of people with the virus in most countries. …
INHALATION THERAPY – BASICS Dr. S K Luhadia (Target oriented drug delivery by inhalation root to the airways is an effective way of treating many respiratory diseases e.g. asthma, rhinitis & COPD. This method is safe, as it needs less amount of drug to produce desired effect & relief from disease as compared to drugs …
“COPD: THE TERROR OF THE 21st CENTUARY” Dr Virendra Singh (In majority of patients, COPD is caused by preventable causes e.g. exposure to tobacco smoke – active or passive, biomass fuel & air pollution. Although till date, it is not a curable disease but with modern treatment patient’s sufferings can be significantly reduced & he …
ASTHMA Dr. M. Sabir (Asthma is a common respiratory problem characterized by symptom free periods (with ought treatment), but during this period basic pathological phenomenon e.g. inflammation of airways continues. If treatment is discontinued during this period attacks in future may be more frequent, more severe & may last for longer duration & may have …
COUGH Dr. B.B. Mathur (Cough is not a disease itself but is one of the commonest complaints of most respiratory ailments. It is caused by very simple disease like common cold to dreaded disease like Lung Cancer. It is always wise not to ignore it. Author has nicely explained the mechanism of production of cough …
Tuberculosis and Its Diagnosis Dr. Surya Kant Tuberculosis (TB) has been known to mankind since ancient times. TB is one of the oldest recorded and main causes of death of human beings. Earlier this disease has been called by numerous names including consumption (because of the severe weight loss and the way the infection appeared …
From Editor’s Desk Dr. Sabir Tuberculosis is a chronic debilitating disease, if timely not detected and not treated adequately it can cause incapacitation, decrease in earning capacity and ultimately patient become burden on the family. It is highly prevalent in our country. India is the highest tuberculosis (TB)-burdened country in the world, accounting for about …
