The number of exacerbation events in a year may be used as a predictor of cognitive impairment in patients with COPD.

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In December 2019, some pneumonia cases emerged in Wuhan, China.It was named as Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) by the World Health Organization.Patients developed anxiety and sleep problems after treatment. Patients with confirmed COVID-19 (n = 57) admitted to our study and whose treatment was completed 3 months ago were included in the study. This is a case-control study, and 22 patients included the control group. We found statistical significance between the average score of Beck anxiety and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index ( p = 0.03, p = 0.01).In our study, we investigated the psychological conditions that may occur in the postacute COVID-19 period. We recommend that patients should be directed to appropriate clinics for rehabilitation. Clinicians must be aware that prompt and correct diagnosis with careful management is essential for recovery.

Hydatid disease is rarely present in the mediastinum although many common locations of the disease have been reported. We present a 53 year old woman with a mediastinal cyst referred to our clinic. The patient had dyspnea and cough. Fiberoptic bronchoscopy revealed a compression on the right main bronchus. The cyst was removed via thoracotomy. Cystotomy was performed. Mediastinal hydatid cyst should be in the differential diagnosis of mediastinal cysts

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