A study of the effect of smoking on pulmonary function tests in AL - Kindy teaching hospital, Baghdad
ABSTRACTBackground: In Iraq smoking is a common habit in both the urban and rural areas. There are many respiratory diseases like chronic bronchitis, bronchial carcinoma and emphysema which are related to chronic tobacco smoking.Objectives: To study the effect of tobacco smoking on the respiratory...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Baghdad/ Al-Kindy College of Medicine
2015-06-01
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| Series: | مجله كليه طب الكندي |
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| Online Access: | https://jkmc.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/MEDICAL/article/view/417 |
| Summary: | ABSTRACTBackground: In Iraq smoking is a common habit in both the urban and rural areas. There are many respiratory diseases like chronic bronchitis, bronchial carcinoma and emphysema which are related to chronic tobacco smoking.Objectives: To study the effect of tobacco smoking on the respiratory system, to establish a correlation between chronic tobacco smoking and its effects on the parameters which were studied and to create awareness in tobacco smokers about the effects of tobacco on their healthMethod: In this study 100 male subjects, 50 chronic smokers and 50 non- smokers were assessed for their pulmonary function tests by using a computerized spirometer.Results: Almost all their respiratory parameters were significantly reduced. In the present study obstructive lung dysfunction was the commonest finding in smoker
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| ISSN: | 1810-9543 2521-4365 |