Aim: to obtain the OSAS prevalence and risk factors of OSAS in obese early adolescents and to create a scoring system based on risk factors for diagnosing OSAS. Methods: an observational study in Jakarta, November 2007 until December 2008 on obese adolescents aged 10-12 years with snoring. Subjects underwent clinical examination, lung function test, paranasal sinus X-ray, and polisomnography…
Penyakit Paru Obstruksi Kronis (PPOK) adalah suatu penyakit dengan karakteristik pembatasan aliran udara di saluran napas yang tidak sepenuhnya reversibel, progresif, dan berhubungan dengan inflarnasi abnormal terhadap gas dan partikel berbahaya. Diagnosis PPOK dapat ditegakkan menggunakan pemeriksaan spirometri dan foto thorax postero-anterior (PA), tetapi kesepakatan antara dua diagnosis penu…
Caphalgia and sleep disorders are closely related; especially in obstructive Sleep Apnea patients Apnea (OSA). To evaluate frequency of cephalgia among Obsructive Sleep Apnea patients. A cross-sectional study was done on sleep disorder patients in sleep laboratory Mitra Kamayoran Hospital Jakarta, from January until Desember 2007. There were 65patients, only 4 has no OSA based on PSG examinatio…
This study was undertaken to ivestigate microbiological pattern and the related antibiotic resistance of acute bacterial exacerbation of COPD in Persahabatan hospital. The relationship between sputum bacteriology and severity of COPD obstruction was also evaluated. The cross-sectional study, 87 sputum specimens was assesed with Gram’s smears by using Bartlett’s score criteria. A quantitati…