Thesis Topics

  • Cardiorespiratory responses to exercise in patients with mild to moderate bronchial asthma.
  • Gender differences in perception of dyspnoea, quality of life and pattern of lung function abnormalities in asthma.
  • A study of sleep-related breathing disorders in chronoc obstructive pulmonary disease patients with or eithout cor-pulmonale.
  • A study to monitor adverse drug reactions in patients of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
  • Breath carbon monoxide levels as a marker of clinical severity and control of asthma.
  • The occurrence of rhinosinusitis in patients with bronchial asthma and/or allergic rhinitis.
  • Characterisation of lower respiratory tract inflammation and its relationship with changes in pulmonary patho-physiology and thoracic imaging in bronchial asthma.
  • A Comparative Study Of Inhaled and Intravenous Magnesium Sulphate As An Adjunct To Standard Treatment Protocol For Management Of Severe Exacerbation Of Bronchial Asthma.
  • Predictors Of Emergency Department Use In Asthmatics.
  • Diagnostic Yield Of Induced Sputum And Various Bronchoscopic Samples in Sputum Smear Negative Tuberculosis.
  • A Study to Monitor Adverse Drug Reactions in Patients of Bronchial Asthma.
  • Drug Resistance Profiling and Molecular Typing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates from a DOTS center and a Private Hospital in Delhi.
  • Biochemical Studies on Protein Kinase C In Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes Of COPD Patients.
  • Evaluation of systemic inflammatory markers, oxidant-antioxidant status and sputum cytology in stages of chronic obstructive pulmonary and diseases.
  • Obstructive sleep apnoea, oxidative stress and renal function.
  • Acute effects of tiotropium alone and in combination with formoterol in patients with COPD: comparision of three regimens.
  • Evaluation of the effect of inhaled ciclesonide on the allergic and inflammatory markers in and bronchial asthma.
  • Effect of glycemic control on outcome of acute exacerbation of COPD.
  • Factors affecting attainment of control in asthma.
  • Occurrence of upper airway symptoms and their impact on quality of life (QoL) in patients with COPD.
  • Airway obstruction, bronchial hyper-reactivity and sensitivity to commonaeroallergen in allergic rhinitis.
  • A comparative study of the efficacy and safety of theophylline and doxofylline in patients of obstructive lung disease.
  • A study of species spectrum of fungi causing systemic mycoses in HIV patients in a New-Delhi Hospital and their antifungal susceptibility pattern.
  • Studies on the role of lipids of lipid raft of erythrocyte membrane in COPD patients.
  • A comparative evaluation of quality of life, dyspnoea, and lung function abnormalities in asthma and COPD.
  • Assessment of severity of disease in patients with allergic rhinitis when categorized as ‘sneezers and runners’ and ‘blockers’.
  • The impact of smoking on treatment outcome in patients of bronchial asthma.
  • Obstructive sleep apnoea, oxidative stress and liver function.
  • Epidemiological study and genetic diversity of PB1-F2 gene in influenza and A virus isolates from Delhi and Kolkata. Factors associated with poor asthma control and poor adherence to asthma treatment: self report by patients in emergency room.
  • Effect of acetoxycoumarins and calcium channel blocking dihydropyrimidone derivatives on protein kinase C activity of and lymphocytes in COPD patients.
  • A study to evaluate the occurrence of metabolic syndrome in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
  • Effect of pulmonary rehabilitation on systemic inflammation, oxidative stress and functional status in chronic obstructive and pulmonary disease.
  • Comparison of mometasone furoate and ciclesonide aqueous nasal spray in adult and allergic rhinitis patients.
  • To compare the inflammatory mediator profiles, pulmonary function tests and skin and reactivity in obese and non-obese bronchial asthma patients.
  • Study of cardiac autonomic dysfunction.
  • Assessment of health related quality of life and work productivity in school going children with allergic rhinitis and/or asthma.
  • Effect of pulmonary rehabilitation on, systemic inflammation, muscle mass and function status in interstitial lung diseases.
  • Assessment of nutritional status in COPD and asthma
  • Pattern of respiratory diseases and associated co-morbidities in patients attending Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute.
  • Correlation of the partial pressure of arterial carbon dioxide, End-Tidal carbon dioxide and transcutaneous carbon dioxide in patients with respiratory diseases