Editorial Board

A Prospective Study on Patterns of Psychiatric Morbidity in Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Northern India

S.A. Dar ,Department of Psychiatry, Government Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Dr Shabir Ahmad Dar, Department of Psychiatry, Government Psychiatric Diseases Hospital Srinagar, G4, Residential Block, Srinagar-190 001, Jammu and Kashmir, India; E-mail: shabir1055@gmail.com, shabir1055@gmail.com

Z.A. Wani ,Department of Psychiatry, Government Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India,

N.N. Shah ,Department of Chest Medicine, Government Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India,

B.A. Bhat ,Department of Psychiatry, Government Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India,

Y.H. Rather ,Department of Psychiatry, Government Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India,

M.A. Margoob ,Department of Psychiatry, Government Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India,

Tracheal Tumour: An Unusual Cause of Severe Dyspnoea Treated as Severe Asthma

Vikas Sikri ,Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Punjab, India; Department of Critical Care, Fortis Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India, Dr. Vikas Sikri, 612, Sector 39, Urban Estate, Chandigarh Road, Ludhiana - 141 010, Punjab, India. E-mail: vschestdoc@gmail.com, vschestdoc@gmail.com

Rajwinder Kaur ,Department of Pedodontics, National Dental College and Hospital, Dera Bassi, Punjab, India,

Srijna Rana ,Department of Chest and TB, Government Medical College Amritsar, Amritsar (Punjab), India, Dr Srijna Rana, 248 Phulkian Enclave, Near Mini Secretariat, Patiala-147 001 (Punjab), India; E-mail: srijnarana@yahoo.com, srijnarana@yahoo.com

Rajeev Kapila ,Department of ENT, Satguru Partap Singh Hospitals, Ludhiana, India,

Gurpreet Singh ,Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Fortis Hospital, Mohali, India, Dr Gurpreet Singh, House No. 160, Kidwainagar, Ludhiana (Punjab), India; E-mail: singhgurpreetdr@gmail.com, singhgurpreetdr@gmail.com

N.C. Kajal ,Department of Chest and TB, Government Medical College, Amritsar (Punjab), India,

Primary Mediastinal Cysts and Tumours: A 5-Year Single Centre Experience

Aminder Singh ,Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India, Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology,

Archana Ahluwalia ,Associate Professor, Department of Radiodiagnosis, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine and Professor and Head Department of Medicine All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi,

Akashdeep Singh ,Departments of Pulmonary Medicine, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana (Punjab), India, Dr Akashdeep Singh, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana (Punjab), India; E-mail: drsinghakash@gmail.com, drsinghakash@gmail.com

Gaurav Vashisht ,Department of Radiology, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana (Punjab), India,

Sidharath Prakash ,Department of Radiology, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana (Punjab), India,

Elizabethkingia meningosepticum Isolated from Pleural Fluid: A Diagnostic Dilemma

Abha Sharma ,University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Delhi, ashasharma@yahoo.co.in, Senior Resident, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Delhi, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University College of Medical Sciences and GTB Hospital, Delhi, Specialist, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,

Tanisha Bharara ,Department of Microbiology Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar Medical College and Hospital, Rohini, Delhi, India,

Shalini Dewan Duggal ,Department of Microbiology Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar Medical College and Hospital, Rohini, Delhi, India, Dr Shalini Dewan Duggal, Specialist, Department of Microbiology, Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar Medical College and Hospital, Rohini, Delhi, India; E-mail: shaliniduggal2005@rediffmail.com, shaliniduggal2005@rediffmail.com

Pragnya Paramita Jena ,Department of Microbiology Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar Medical College and Hospital, Rohini, Delhi, India,

Renu Gur ,Department of Microbiology Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar Medical College and Hospital, Rohini, Delhi, India,

Guidelines to Authors

Comparison of Performance of APACHE II and SOFA Scoring Systems in Critically Ill Patients Admitted to Intensive Care Unit

Alladi Mohan ,Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, India, Chief, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Professor and Head, Department of Medicine, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical, Sciences, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India, Chief, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Professor and Head, Department of Medicine, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine; Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical, Sciences, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India, Chief, Division of Pulmonary; Professor and Head, Department of Medicine, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India, Chief Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Professor and Head, Department of Medicine, Addl. Professor, Dept. of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India, Professor and Head, Department of Medicine, Chief, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh,

M.H. Rao ,Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh), India,

A. Venkatraman ,Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India,

R. Naga Divya ,Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India,

M. Madhusudhan ,Department of Emergency Medicine, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India, Dr Mukkara Madhusudan, Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Alipiri Road, Tirupati-517 507 (Andhra Pradesh), India; E-mail: drmadhu37@gmail.com, drmadhu37@gmail.com

A. Samantharay ,Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India,

To Study Association Between Exhaled Carbon Monoxide Levels with Disease Severity in Various Stages of Obstructive Airway Disease

Mohammad Shameem ,Department of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, Jawaherlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh), India, Dr Mohammad Shameem, Professor, Department of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, JLN Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh-202 002 (Uttar Pradesh), India; E-mail: drshameem123@gmail.com, drshameem123@gmail.com

Arshad Ejazi ,Department of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, Jawaherlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh), India,

Shahnawaz Mohd ,Department of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, Jawaherlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh), India,

Nabeela Khanam ,Department of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, Jawaherlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh), India,

Abstracts’ Service

Pulmonary Paragonimiasis: A Great Masquerader

Yadvir Garg ,Dept of Respiratory & Sleep Medicine, Army Hospital (Research & Referral),

C.D.S. Katoch ,Department of Respiratory Medicine, Military Hospital (CTC), Pune (Maharashtra), India,

Vikas Marwah ,Department of Respiratory Medicine, Military Hospital (CTC), Pune (Maharashtra), India, Dr (Lt Col) Vikas Marwah, Classified Specialist (Respiratory Medicine), Trained in Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Military Hospital (CTC), Pune – 411040 (Maharashtra), India; E-mail: docvikasmarwah@gmail.com, docvikasmarwah@gmail.com

Amit Singh Vasan ,Department of Respiratory Medicine, Military Hospital (CTC), Pune (Maharashtra), India,

S.P.S. Shergill ,Department of Microbiology, Military Hospital (CTC), Pune (Maharashtra), India,

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A Rare Case of Both Mediastinal and Pericardial Hydatid Cysts Presenting as Cardiomegaly

Parveen Gulati ,Hauz Khas, New Delhi, India, Director, Gulati Imaging Institute, Dr Gulati Imaging Institute, New Delhi, India, Director and Chief Radiologist, Director, Director and Consultant Radiologist,

Amitesh Gupta ,National Institute of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, New Delhi, India, Medical Officer, Department of TB and Respiratory Diseases,

Rupak Singla ,Department of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, L.R.S. Institute of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, New Delhi, India, Dr Rupak Singla, Head, Department of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, L.R.S. Institute of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi-110 030, India; Phone: 91-011-26854922/Extn 115; Fax: 91-011-26517834; E-mail: drrupaksingla@yahoo.com, drrupaksingla@yahoo.com

Subhadeep Saha ,Department of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, National Institute of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi, India,

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A Case for Using Indian Prediction Equations for Pulmonary Function Tests in Indians

Sunil K. Chhabra ,Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, University of Delhi, Delhi, India, Professor and Head, Department of Cardiopulmonary Physiology,