BACKGROUND: Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and bi-level positive airway
pressure (BPAP) are the gold standard treatments for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (…

A retrospective analysis of 108 patients admitted to the hospital for hemoptysis in the year
2000 was performed. The aim of the study was to clarify the etiologic distribution of hemoptysis …

… Banu Salepci MD … Benan Caglayan MD, Elif Torun MD, Demet Turan MD, Ali Fidan MD,
Gülsen Sarac MD, Banu Salepci MD & Nesrin Kiral MD … Banu Salepci MD …

BACKGROUND: Infrequent serious complications of convex-probe endobronchial
ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) have been reported. The aim of …

… Parenchymal window of thoracic CT and sonographic examination of pulmonary embolism
case was given at Figure 3a and b. There were mean 1.0 (range: 0-3) lesions in CTPA per …

Study Objectives: A recent study reported an association between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
and low vitamin D levels. In this study, we measured vitamin D levels in patients …

OBJECTIVE: Newly arising enlarged or hypermetabolic mediastinal/hilar lymph nodes (LNs)
in patients with previously diagnosed extrathoracic malignancies raise suspicion of …

… lung disease (GOLD) recommends influenza vaccination at evidence A level due to its ability
to reduce hospitalization and mortality rates, and pneumococcal vaccination at evidence B …

Introduction Intima-media thickening (IMT), which is the early finding of carotid artery
atherosclerosis, has been shown to be associated with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). …

Malnutrition increases dyspnea and exercise intolerance in chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD) patients by effecting respiratory muscle strength (RMS) and thereby …