Morbid obesity adversely affects respiratory physiology, leading to reduced lung volumes,
decreased lung compliance, ventilation perfusion mismatch, sleep‐disordered breathing and …

Background In the clinical practice of sleep medicine, the coexistence of common sleep
disorders is not uncommon. Patients with sleep disordered breathing (SDB) may present with …

Mechanical ventilation is commonly required in critically ill pregnant patients, requiring ICU
admission, with higher morbidity and mortality related to airway management. Alternatively, …

Objective To assess the health-related quality of life (HRQL) of patients with chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) in 4 Gulf Council Cooperation (GCC) countries. Methods We …

Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) has become a standard practice in the hospital and at home
for several acute and chronic respiratory diseases. While the routine use of humidification in …

Background and purpose: Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is a common medical problem
with significant adverse consequences. Delays in diagnosing and treating OSA have …

Akmal A. Hameed, MBBS, MD, Suhaila E. Al-Jawder, MD, MRCP, Hassan Mohamed, MD.
hen a patient presents with headache described as" the worst headache of my life," plain CT …

Methods: The data was collected for study in retrospective manner from March 1st 2002 to
August 31st 2002 in adult medical/surgical ICU at Salmaniya Medical Complex, Bahrain. A …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE : Eosinophilic lung diseases are a diverse group of disorders
characterized by pulmonary opacities associated with tissue or peripheral eosinophilia. …

Hypothyroidism is relatively a common disease worldwide. Overall prevalence in adults in
the United States is 4.6%.(Golden et al., 2009) It can present as mild/subclinical form or overt …