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COPD Comorbidity PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: To examine characteristics and related factors of abnormal heart rate recovery. Some COPD patients suffer autonomic cardiac dysfunction, having a decrease in parasympathetic activity and an increase in sympathetic activity, as reflected in the high resting heart rate, a reduced variability heart rate (HRV) and an abnormal heart rate recovery (HRR) after exercise ⋯ HRR in the 6MWT in patients with COPD could be used as an indicator of autonomic dysfunction. 6-MWT is a rapid assessment and a low cost technique to evaluate HRRDISCLOSURE: The following authors have nothing to disclose: Luis Carlos Morillo, Giorsari Quezada, Maria Enriquez, Cecilia Oropeza, Efrain Sanchez, Agustin Acuña, José Isea Dubuc6-MWT is a rapid assessment and a low cost technique to evaluate HRR.
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Bronchology Case Report PostersSESSION TYPE: Case Report PosterPRESENTED ON: Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMINTRODUCTION: Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) transformation is a known but exceedingly rare consequence of recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP) with approximately one percent of patients afflicted. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Tauseef Siddiqi, Seth Assar, Kevin Lougee, James KneplerNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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DVT/PE PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: Our purpose is to describe clinical presentation and diagnostic approach in 5 patients presenting with upper extremity deep vein thrombosis (UEDVT) central venous catheters (CVC)-related and pulmonary embolism after cardiac surgery ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Cleante Scarduelli, Redenta Ghirardi, Ornella Tortelli, Rino Frizzelli, Fabia Mascaro, Claudio PinziNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Physiology/PFTs/Rehabilitation PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: Heavy metal exposure may contribute to increased oxidative stress and inflammation in the lungs, resulting in tissue destruction manifesting clinically as obstructive lung disease (OLD). We aimed to evaluate the association of serum lead and cadmium concentration with lung function and prevalence of OLD. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Ah Young Leem, Song Yee Kim, Eun Young Kim, Kyung Soo Jung, Moo Suk Park, Young Sam Kim, Se Kyu Kim, Joon Chang, Ji Ye JungNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Cancer Case Report Posters ISESSION TYPE: Case Report PosterPRESENTED ON: Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMINTRODUCTION: Bronchioloalveolar carcinoma is a subtype of adenocarcinoma characterized by peripheral location, good histological differentiation, lepidic growth pattern and potential for aerogenous and lymphatic dissemination. We report the case of a patient with a diffuse variant of bronchioloalveolar carcinoma (BAC) which is confused with interstitial conditions such as hypersensitivity pneumonitis, atypical pneumonia, idiopathic interstitial pneumonitis or respiratory bronchiolitis. ⋯ The variable characteristics of bronchioloalveolar carcinoma and its diffuse presentation make confusion with a number of diseases probable, including interstitial lung diseases. Therefore we consider it advisable to obtain histopathological confirmation in those patients with atypical presentations or slow progression, and to consider bronchioloalveolar carcinoma as a diagnostic alternativeReference #1: Howar J West. Bronchioloalveolar carcinoma, including adenocarcinoma in situ. Wolters Kluwer Health. Up to date Review Juny 2013Reference #2: American thoracic society/european respiratory society international multidiciplinary classification of lung adenocarcinoma. Jthorac Oncol 2011; 6:244Reference #3: H. Bronchioloalveolar carcinoma masquerading as pneumonia. Respir Care 2004; 49:1349DISCLOSURE: The following authors have nothing to disclose: Julián Ceballos Gutiérrez, Juan Cruz Rueda, Cintia Merinas López, Ana Dolores Romero OrtizNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.