scholarly journals Significance of NT-pro-BNP in acute exacerbation of COPD patients without underlying left ventricular dysfunction

2017 ◽  
Vol Volume 12 ◽  
pp. 1183-1189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Adrish ◽  
Varalaxmi Nannaka ◽  
Edison Cano ◽  
Bharat Bajantri ◽  
Gilda Diaz-Fuentes
Keyword(s):  
Acute Exacerbation ◽  
Left Ventricular Dysfunction ◽  
Ventricular Dysfunction ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Acute Exacerbation Of Copd ◽  
Copd Patients ◽  
Exacerbation Of Copd

“RESPIRATORY VIRAL INFECTION: AN UNDERRATED ENTITY THAT NEED TO CONSIDER IN MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE EXACERBATION OF COPD”

2021 ◽  
pp. 6-8
Author(s):  
Gyan Singh Meena ◽  
Ajith Kumar M S ◽  
Shashank Sharma ◽  
SP Agnihotri
Keyword(s):  
Acute Exacerbation ◽  
Viral Infections ◽  
Respiratory Viruses ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Viral Etiology ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Acute Exacerbation Of Copd ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Copd Patients ◽  
Exacerbation Of Copd

BACKGROUND: Acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD) is one of the most common cause of hospital admission. It causes signicant morbidity, mortality and inexorable decline in ling function. Many exacerbations are believed to be due to upper and/ lower respiratory tract viral infections, but the incidence of these infections in patients with COPD is still undetermined. Objectives of the study are-(a) To nd out the viral etiology in patients having acute exacerbation of COPD. (b) To correlate the severity of COPD patients having exacerbations with viral etiology. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was carried out on 70 AECOPD patients admitted in department of Respiratory Medicine, Institute of Respiratory Diseases, SMS Medical College, Jaipur during July 2019–June 2020. Demographic and clinical parameters were recorded from each patient during admission. Twin nasopharyngeal/oropharyngeal swabs were collected and are tested for Respiratory viruses via RT-PCR. RESULTS: Respiratory viruses were detected in 15 of 70 (21.42%) patients during exacerbations of COPD. The viruses detected were inuenza (10%), rhinovirus (5.71%), adenovirus (4.29%) and RSV (1.42%). Majority of the patients had exacerbations in severe COPD subgroup, had duration of hospital stay of more than or equal to 5 days, had one episode of acute exacerbation per year and 5, 9, 11 respiratory viruses were detected in this group respectively. CONCLUSION: Viral infections seem to contribute to the exacerbations of COPD in our settings and should be strongly considered in the management of such patients. Considering appropriate antiviral therapy can timely reduce morbidity in an event of an inuenza viral exacerbation.

Effect of the Air Pollution on Acute Exacerbation of COPD Patients in Shanghai

CHEST Journal ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 149 (4) ◽  
pp. A343
Author(s):  
Xian Wen Sun ◽  
Qing Yun Li ◽  
Pei Li Chen ◽  
Lei Ni ◽  
Lei Ren ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Acute Exacerbation ◽  
Acute Exacerbation Of Copd ◽  
Copd Patients ◽  
Exacerbation Of Copd
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