Introduction The aim of this study was to examine the clinical features of hypersensitivity pneumonia (HP) cases, diagnostic methods, and related conditions in our hospital, which is a reference clinic in Turkey for chest disease. Methods The population of this retrospective cross‐sectional study consists of all hypersensitivity pneumonia patients followed in a tertiary hospital between 2010 and 2019. The data of 78 patients were included in the analysis. Data were grouped by source of exposure (occupational, environmental, and cryptogenic) by examining the files of the patients. Results Occupational risk factors were detected in 29 (37.2%) of the cases, environmental risk factors were found in 24 (30.8%) cases, neither occupational nor environmental risk factors were detected in 25 (32%) cases, and they were evaluated as cryptogenic. The time from the onset of symptoms to diagnosis was 15.8 ± 26.6 months. The time from the onset of symptoms to diagnosis was found to be longer in the group with occupational risk factors compared with the other groups and was statistically significant (0.044). Conclusion HP is a immune‐mediated interstitial lung disease induced by repeated exposure to environmental and occupational antigens. Etiological agent can be detected in HP patients by detailed questioning of occupational and environmental exposure that may be associated with the onset of symptoms in cases with suspected HP.

Aims: We carried out this descriptive study to retrospectively explore the occupational accidents in our hospital between January 01, 2016 - December 31, 2019. Methods: We present the descriptive statistics as means, standard deviations, frequencies, and percentages. Results: While 49.3% of the participants were aged 18-29 years, 75.2% were females. About half of the participants (52.2%) held a secondaryschool diploma. While 31.3% worked as trainee nurses, 24.4% were employed as nurses. Similarly, approximately half of the participants (48.9%) were deployed in clinics, and 16.0% engaged in care in intensive care units. Given the way the participants experienced the occupational accident, 53.3% were injured with a needle-stick (syringe/branule) and 21.9% with a lancet. Conclusion: It is well-known that sharp object injuries constitute a significant portion of occupational accidents occurring to healthcare professionals. Accordingly, the measures to be adopted to prevent such undesirable situations may be led by uncovering the frequency of and underlying factors for sharp object injuries, causing worries among healthcare professionals and loss of workforce and even death.

COPD is an important health problem in cases of pneumoconiosis caused by occupational dust exposure. In this study, which supports the knowledge that COPD can develop due to occupational vapor, dust, gase, and fumes regardless of smoking, personal and occupational risk factors affecting this situation were also determined.

Background. cardiovascular diseases (cvd) are chronic diseases that can be asymptomatic for a long time, and the first symptom may be sudden death. Objectives. This study was designed to draw attention to the frequency of both individual and occupational cardiovascular risk factors and to warn health professionals about variable risk factors. Material and methods. This research was conducted between 01.03.2022-01.09.2022. 160 participants were included in the study. The questionnaire form in which sociodemographic data was asked, the international physical activity questionnaire (short) form and the work stress scale form were directed to the participants. Blood pressure, height, weight and waist circumference were measured, and cvd risks were calculated using the scoRE (systematic coronary Risk Evaluation) 2 cardiovascular risk estimation algorithm. Results. Medium, high and very high cvd risks were determined in 41.8% of the employees. The risk was found to be significantly different among occupational groups (p < 0.001) and economic status (p = 0.036). considering the relationship between shift work status and cvd risk, the risk was found to be significantly higher in those working only during day shifts compared to those working during alternating day and night shifts (p = 0.033). It has been shown that work stress does not increase the cvd risk of healthcare workers (HcW) (p = 0.857). However, it was observed that work stress significantly increases ldl and total cholesterol (p = 0.026 and p = 0.018). Conclusions. In this study, it is emphasised that work-related risks should be taken into consideration, as well as individual cvd risks.

Amaç: Aralık 2019’da Çin’in Wuhan şehrinde nedeni bilinmeyen viral pnömoni olgularının bildirilmesi üzerine yapılan araştırmalarda yeni bir Koronavirüs etkeni saptanmıştır. Kronik hastalıklar, COVID-19 salgını ile salgının etkilerini arttıran bir zemin hazırlamıştır. Bu araştırma COVID-19 pandemi öncesi ve COVID-19 pandemi döneminde hastaneye başvuran kişilerde, Kronik Obstrüktif Akciğer Hastalığı (KOAH) ve astım vakalarının sıklıkları arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir fark olup olmadığının saptanması amacıyla yapılmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Çalışmaya COVID-19 pandemi öncesi dönem ile COVID-19 pandemi döneminde hastanenin acil servis, poliklinikler ve servislerine başvuran KOAH ve astım hastaları alındı. Çalışmaya dahil edilen vakaların demografik verileri ile KOAH ve astım vakaları, pandemi öncesi dönem ile pandemi dönemine göre hem KOAH ve hem de astım toplam vakaları üzerinden hem de ayrı ayrı istatistiksel olarak analiz edildi. Pandemi öncesi ve pandemi döneminde hava kalite düzeyinin, KOAH ve astım vaka sıklıkları üzerine etkisi değerlendirildi. Bulgular: Elde edilen sonuçlara göre, COVID-19 pandemi dönemindeki hastaneye başvuran KOAH ve astım sayısı, COVID-19 pandemi öncesi dönemdeki hastaneye başvuran KOAH ve astım sayısından istatistiksel olarak anlamlı olarak daha düşük bulundu (p