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Pediatric PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: to evaluate the feasibility of low-level BCPAP in pediatric patients affected by cronic respiratory failure secondary to congenital heart disease (univentricular heart) with tracheostomy tube. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Giuseppe Fiorentino, Anna Annunziata, Rosa Cauteruccio, Raffaele Cobuccio, Mario CaputiNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Symptoms of Respiratory Disease PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: To illustrate the value of serial ventilatory and glottic responses to incremental exercise until voluntary exhaustion in an adolescent with exertional dyspnea and stridor before and after supraglottoplasty. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Diana Orbelo, Shelagh Cofer, Paolo PianosiNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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OSA & COPD PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common diagnosis in clinical practice. Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) may be a warning for possible OSA. The objectives are to assess prevalence of EDS as measured by the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) in a rural community population and to assess the potential risk factors for OSA. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: James Dosman, John Gjevre, Chandima Karunanayake, Donna Rennie, Josh Lawson, Louise Hagel, Roland Dyck, John Gordon, Punam PahwaNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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COPD Comorbidity PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: To analyze clustering of unhealthy lifestyle behavior and its relationship with non-adherence to recommended clinical preventive care services among Spanish COPD patients. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Alicia Oliva Ramos, Javier de Miguel Díez, Rodrigo Jimenez García, Milagros Llanos Flores, Irene María Jarana Aparicio, Julio César Vargas Espinal, Valentín Hernández Barrera, Pilar Carrasco GarridoNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Pleural CasesSESSION TYPE: Case ReportsPRESENTED ON: Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 09:00 AM - 10:00 AMPURPOSE: Posterior mediastinal hemangioma is a very rare tumor. We present a 50-years-old woman admitted to our hospital because of dyspnea and chest pain. A chest x-ray showed a shadow in the aortic arch and a unilateral massive pleural effusion. Serous fluid was aspirate via thoracocentesis, but no malignancy was detected on cytological examination. During the diagnosis process she requires several thoracocentesis to relive the symptoms. CTscan revealed a hypodense and hypervascular circular mass approximately 6 cm in diameter with well defined margins in the posterior mediastinum. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery was performed with a total resection of the lesion. The tumor was diagnosed as mediastinal capillary hemangioma with hyaline regression. The pleural effusion was attributed to the capillary mass and no relapsing was shown in further controls. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Lucas HOYOS MEJIA, Daniel Valdivia, Jose Manuel Naranjo, Manuel Valle, Lidia Macias, Andres VarelaNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.