CONTENTS

Editorial
Asthma: Recent Changes In Management and Prevention (2017 Update)
Md. Khairul Hassan Jessy

Original Research

Role of 6 Minute Walk Test to Assess Functional Capacity in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
H Khatun, HA Chowdhury, SS Hossain, MA Chowdhury, M Rahim,
SML Rahman, SR Huq, B Ahmed, MA Qayyum, MM Ahmad, L Ali, MR Hassan
Video Assisted Thoracoscopy in the Diagnosis of Unexplained Pleural Effusion 
SMZ Rasha, AA Kibria, KS Islam, A Rahim, D Hannan
Accuracy of Gene Xpert MTB/RIF in New and Retreatment Cases of Tubercular Lymphadenitis
MTI Khan, KH Rahman, J Laizu, J Akhtar, MZ Karim, MA Hossain,
MM Hossen, AR Shahid, MKH Jessy
Frequency of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Essential Hypertension 
MJ Islam, MH Siddique, SK Barman, AK Azad, K Sarker, ASMF Akram, A Sharmin,
K Begum, SMS Jahan, RN Mondol, MZ Hossain, S Akhter

Review Article
Diagnostic Approach of Cystic Fibrosis 
AHMR Sarkar, MKH Jessy, R Ashraf, A Rahman, F Naheed,
JM Uddin, I Jahan, AKMF Huq, S Akhter, B Ahmed, MSR Khan

Case Reports
Haemoptysis in an Amenorrhoeic Lady of Child Bearing Age:A Case of Metastatic Choriocarcinoma
MH Siddique, KC Ganguly, H Rashid, R Ali, S Akhter, M Ashrafuzzaman, AKMF Huq
Pulmonary Tuberculosis in A Young Stone-Crusher
KMM Alom, MSR Khan, MKH Jessy, ASME Uddin, ASMF Akram,
BS Hassan, Z Karim, JM Uddin, M Touhiduzzaman
Obituary