Introduction: The therapy for tuberculosis empyema is more complicated compared to the therapy for non-tuberculosis empyema. Surgical treatment is frequently necessary. However, the optimum time at which surgical intervention must be performed is still not settled. Methods: The medical records of patients with final diagnosis of thoracic tuberculosis empyema were collected during January 2004…
Asthmatic patients have a specific patterm of airway inflamation that underlies the clinical features. Corticosteroids known to be useful for controling asthma and have a mojor effect in reducting inflammation of the airway well, suppress the expression of various genes in the airway inflamation and repair the bronhial hyperresponsiveness. However, a few asthmatic patients show a poor or absent…
Introduction: Hemoptysis is one of respiratory emergencies that need immediate managements in the hospital. In Dept.of Pulrnonoloqy and Respiratory Medicine I Persahabatan Hospital, all patient with hemoptysis must be addmitted. Discharge criteria for hemoptysis patient is if they had already free from hemoptysis for 3 days, but there is a need for evidence to support this policy. Therefore, th…