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Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in heavy truck drivers: a Portuguese prospecti...

Introduction: Heavy truck drivers with untreated obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are at higher risk of driving accidents. This study aims to estimate the prevalence of OSA and to identify the most frequent symptoms and comorbidities in heavy truck drivers. Methods: This cohort study included the employees of a Portuguese transport company between 2019 and 2022. A home sleep apnea test (HSAT) was performed on all ...

“A double twist” presentation – a case report of purulent cardiac tamponade fol...

Background: Small cell lung cancer is an aggressive tumor with a poor prognosis that requires prompt treatment. While radiotherapy may enhance survival when superior vena cava syndrome is present, radiation therapy–induced pericardial disease can be a potential complication. Case Report: A 55-year-old man, who recently underwent radiotherapy for stage IV small-cell lung cancer complicated by superior vena cava ...

Translation, Cultural Adaptation, and Content Validation of a Pleural Mesotheli...

Objective: The main objective of this study was to describe the translation, cultural adaptation, and content validation process of the French National Surveillance Programme for Pleural Mesothelioma (FNSPPM) questionnaire for the Portuguese context. Methods: A search was conducted in the PubMed database and Web of Science, in the period from January 1, 1960, to December 31, 2022, to select the questionnaire. F...

Translation, cultural adaptation, and content validation of a pleural mesotheli...

Objective: The main objective of this study was to describe the translation, cultural adaptation, and content validation process of the French National Surveillance Programme for Pleural Mesothelioma (FNSPPM) questionnaire for the Portuguese context. Methods: A search was conducted in the PubMed database and Web of Science, in the period from January 1, 1960, to December 31, 2022, to select the questionnaire. F...

Airway Fibroepithelial Polyp: An Incidental Bronchoscopic Finding

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CBmeter study: protocol for assessing the predictive value of peripheral chemor...

Introduction Early screening of metabolic diseases is crucial since continued undiagnostic places an ever-increasing burden on healthcare systems. Recent studies suggest a link between overactivated carotid bodies (CB) and the genesis of type 2 diabetes mellitus. The non-invasive assessment of CB activity by measuring ventilatory, cardiac and metabolic responses to challenge tests may have predictive value for ...

CBmeter study: Protocol for assessing the predictive value of peripheral chemor...

Early screening of metabolic diseases is crucial since continued undiagnostic places an ever-increasing burden on healthcare systems. Recent studies suggest a link between overactivated carotid bodies (CB) and the genesis of type 2 diabetes mellitus. The non-invasive assessment of CB activity by measuring ventilatory, cardiac and metabolic responses to challenge tests may have predictive value for metabolic dis...

Role of bronchoscopy in foreign body aspiration management in adults: a seven y...

Polytraumatism in childhood - it can be more than it seems!.

Thoracic injuries can occur in 50% of polytraumatized children, but rupture of the airway is extremely rare. We describe the case of a three-year-old child victim of fall of fourth floor, with head, spine, thoracic and abdominal trauma. On admission she had left side hemothorax and hypertensive pneumothorax and a chest drainage was inserted. Imagiological studies showed left lung contusion, fracture of L1-L4 wi...