Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is highly heterogeneous and despite treatment advances it
remains a life-shortening condition. There have been significant advances in imaging …

Background Lower respiratory tract infections continue to contribute significantly to morbidity
and mortality across all age groups globally. In sub-Saharan Africa, many studies of …

Introduction Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a type of breathing problem during sleep
caused by the blockage of the upper airway, which can cause cessation of airflow. There is …

In eastern and southern Africa, there has been a rapid increase in the prevalence of alleles
with mutations in the Plasmodium falciparum dihydrofolate reductase gene (dhfr) associated …

Introduction: NIV for acute hypercapnic respiratory failure (AHRF) in COPD, obesity related
morbidity, chest wall and neuromuscular conditions has become widespread in the UK. In …

Motor neurone disease (MND) is a chronic, progressive and currently incurable
neurodegenerative disorder. This case report discusses an instance of MND presenting initially as …

Introduction We present a patient with asthma caused by exposure to brindle tile colourant.
Case Report A 53-year old man presented with an 18-month history of chest tightness, dry …

Introduction Birmingham has one of the highest tuberculosis (TB) rates, up to 90:100,000 {Pedrazzoli
D, Health Protection Agency 2012} in UK. TB in chronic kidney disease (CKD) has …

Introduction: There has been a 462% increase in acute NIV use in COPD (Chandra D et al.
AJRCCM 2011) over 11 years in the United States with similar changes in the UK, where this …

Introduction Pleural procedures are common in the practice of respiratory medicine and they
have been associated with serious complications [National Patient Safety Agency 2008]. In …