AJTCCM Vol. 29 No. 1 | African Journal of Thoracic and Critical Care Medicine

Issue highlights

Knowledge, practices and beliefs of students regarding health effects of shisha use in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: A cross‐sectional study

Assessing and comparing chest radiograph interpretation in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of the Witwatersrand medical school, according to seniority

Outcomes of patients with haematological malignancies and febrile neutropenia in the Universitas Academic Hospital multidisciplinary intensive care unit, Free State Province, South Africa

Published: 2023-04-11

Shisha use amongst students

A G Mohamed

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Chest radiographic interpretation – an essential competency for Africa

E Irusen

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Critical care for patients with potentially fatal haematological disorders

R van Zyl-Smit

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Knowledge, practices and beliefs of students regarding health effects of shisha use in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: A cross‐sectional study

A R Ouédraogo, K Boncoungou, J C R P Ouédraogo, A Sourabié, G Ouédraogo, G Bougma, E Bonkian, G Ouédraogo, G Badoum, M Ouédraogo

6-11

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Assessing and comparing chest radiograph interpretation in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of the Witwatersrand medical school, according to seniority

R G Dreyer, C M van der Merwe, M A Nicolaou, G A Richards

12-17

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Outcomes of patients with haematological malignancies and febrile neutropenia at the Universitas Academic Hospital multidisciplinary intensive care unit, Free State Province, South Africa

C D S Martins, S D Maasdorp

18-23

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A rare case of aorta-right atrial tunnel demonstrated on coronary computed tomography angiography

T Kalekar, A S Prabhu, D Dilip, A Dolas

24-25

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Tracheo-oesophageal fistula in a case of organophosphate poisoning

S M Khaladkar, S Goyal, S S Vinay Kumar Parripati, V Gupta, S Goyal

25-27

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Motor neuron disease presenting with acute hypercapnic respiratory failure

H Moola, A Govind, J R Eloff, A Van Blydenstein

27-28

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Abnormal chest radiograph in an asymptomatic young man – what is the differential diagnosis?

T H A Zobair, N Singh, M A S Alameen, Q Said-Hartley, M Lephoi, R I Raine

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Validation of Proposed Criteria for Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis

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Big Hitter in Pulmonology
Prof. Guy Richards

31-32

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Editorial board

Editor-in-chief

Prof K Dheda, MB BCh (Wits), FCP(SA), FCCP, PhD (Lond), FRCP (Lond). Head Department the Division of Pulmonology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa; Professor of Mycobacteriology and Global Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom; Director, Centre for Lung Infection and Immunity, University of Cape Town Lung Institute, South Africa.

Deputy Editor

Prof C Koegelenberg, MB ChB, MMed (Int), FCP (SA), MRCP (UK), Cert Pulm (SA), PhD. Senior Specialist: Pulmonology & General Medicine, University of Stellenbosch & Tygerberg Academic Hospital, South Africa.

Section Editor: Breath-taking News

Prof E M Irusen, MB ChB, FCP(SA), PhD. Head: Division of Pulmonology Department of Medicine Faculty of Health Sciences University of Stellenbosch & Tygerberg Academic Hospital, South Africa.

President SA Thoracic Society

Prof R van Zyl Smit, MB ChB, MRCP(UK), Dip HIV(Man), MMED, FCP, Cert Pulm (SA), PhD, ATSF. Division of Pulmonology and Department of Medicine; University of Cape Town Head Lung Clinical Research Unit University of Cape Town Lung Institute, South Africa.

Editorials

Shisha use amongst students

Chest radiographic interpretation – an essential competency for Africa

Critical care for patients with potentially fatal haematological disorders

Original Research: Articles

Knowledge, practices and beliefs of students regarding health effects of shisha use in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: A cross‐sectional study

Assessing and comparing chest radiograph interpretation in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of the Witwatersrand medical school, according to seniority

Outcomes of patients with haematological malignancies and febrile neutropenia at the Universitas Academic Hospital multidisciplinary intensive care unit, Free State Province, South Africa

Correspondence: Case Reports

A rare case of aorta-right atrial tunnel demonstrated on coronary computed tomography angiography

Tracheo-oesophageal fistula in a case of organophosphate poisoning

Motor neuron disease presenting with acute hypercapnic respiratory failure

Pick of the pics

Abnormal chest radiograph in an asymptomatic young man – what is the differential diagnosis?

Breath-Taking News

Validation of Proposed Criteria for Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis

Big Hitter in Pulmonology
Prof. Guy Richards