ABSTRACT
Amyloidosis is a uncommon disease which affect respiratory system with well defined patterns. We describe a case of multiple nodular pulmonary amyloidosis in a 81 year old man mimicking other entities: metastatic disease, tuberculosis and other granulomatose diseases. In our patient amyloide substance was type AA, being type AL the most frequent one in nodular pulmonary amyloidosis.
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Amyloidosis/diagnosis , Lung Diseases/diagnosis , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Humans , Male , Serum Amyloid A ProteinABSTRACT
La amiloidosis es una enfermedad poco frecuente, que puede afectar el aparato respiratorio con patrones bien delimitados. Presentamos un caso de amiloidosis nodular pulmonar múltiple en un paciente varón de 81 años, que planteó el diagnóstico diferencial con otras entidades: enfermedad metastásica, tuberculosis, y otras enfermedades granulomatosas. En nuestro paciente la sustancia amiloide era de tipo AA, mientras que en la mayoría de los casos de amiloidosis pulmonar nodular el amiloide es de tipo AL (AU)
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Aged , Male , Aged, 80 and over , Humans , Amyloidosis , Serum Amyloid A Protein , Lung Diseases , Amyloidosis/diagnosis , Lung Diseases/diagnosisABSTRACT
Instruction and training of patients in the use of pressurized aerosols require a well-trained medical personal. This study was designed to analyze the quality of information about pressurize aerosols in medical personal responsible of patient training. Only 20% of the observed trainers made a correct instruction, whereas 63% made more than two mistakes. Primary care nurses had a 100% index of correct training. As indicated in other studies, our result reveals a high index of incorrect training in the use of pressurizes aerosols by medical personnel, and this finding is more frequent ill hospital staff than in primary care personnel.
