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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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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.
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COPD Rehabilitation PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of hospitalization in fatigue in COPD patients hospitalized due to an acute exacerbation. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Irene Torres-Sánchez, Marie Carmen Valenza, Gerald Valenza-Demet, Irene Cabrera-Martos, María José Flores-Barba, Ascensión Rodríguez-RodríguezNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Bronchiectasis PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: To evaluate the effects of treatment with inhaled tobramycin in patients with non-CF bronchiectasis (BQ) considering the eradication of Pseudomona aeruginosa in sputum, changes in sputum and lung function. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Georgina Gramblicka, María Sosa, Gabriela Tabaj, María Gallardo, Valeria Morandi, Maria Laura Grodnitzky, Luciano Peyrano, Daniela Visentini, Patricia MalamudNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Lung Cancer Posters ISESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: Immunohistochemistry is a highly valuable and widely used tool in the sub-typing of lung carcinomas, which would be assisted by the availability of lung-specific tumour markers. The importance of cell-cell junction proteins (including armadillo proteins) in tumour biology is known, but there is limited knowledge on specific intercellular adhesion proteins. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Mercedes Gomez-Morales, Miguel Camara-Pulido, Teresa Miranda-Leon, Abel Sanchez-Palencia, Laura Boyero, Jose Antonio Gomez-Capilla, Esther Farez-VidalNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.