[Present-day bronchological methods of examination in the diagnosis of adult respiratory distress syndrome]. / Sovremennye bronkhologicheskie metody issledovaniia v sisteme diagnostiki sindroma dykhatel'nykh rasstroistv vzroslykh.

The authors describe the use of the fiber bronchoscopic method in the respiratory distress syndrome of adults (RDSA). The method permits visual assessment of bronchial status and allows obtaining cell elements and mediators which are regarded not merely as a result of bronchoalveolar involvement, but as markers of the degree of this involvement. Special attention is paid to cellular and chemical components of bronchial secretion and to detection of correlation with the identical values of arterial and venous blood. The authors classify the available data on bronchological methods of examination, define their role in the diagnosis and treatment of RDSA, and analyze correlation between these data and clinical stages in the course of the syndrome.

[Acid-soluble blood glycoproteins in patients with diffuse purulent peritonitis]. / Kislotorastvorimye glikoproteiny plazmy krovi u bol'nykh s razlitym gnoinym peritonitom.

The levels of acid-soluble blood plasma glycoproteins (ABP) were compared in patients with diffuse purulent peritonitis and normal subjects. The content of protein and total carbohydrates in the ABP fraction of normal subjects was 0.68 +/- 0.08 and 0.11 +/- 0.02 mg/ml, respectively, with the carbohydrate to protein ratio 0.21 +/- 0.03. In the patients these parameters were, respectively, 1.37 +/- 0.19, 1.09 +/- 0.12, and 0.88 +/- 0.10. Possible mechanisms of accumulation of carbohydrate-enriching ABP in peritonitis patients is discussed. The carbohydrate to protein ratio is proposed to be used for assessment of the status of peritonitis patients and for prediction of the disease course and outcome.