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From:Emergency Medicine Journal (Vol. 18, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedAbstract A previously unreported cause of acute tongue swelling is presented and the airway issues discussed. Cases with different aetiology have been sporadically published however the consequent, and sometimes...
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From:Nursing Standard (Vol. 22, Issue 26) Peer-ReviewedSummary Patients who require resuscitation often have airway obstruction, usually secondary to loss of consciousness, however, sometimes airway obstruction may be the primary cause of cardiorespiratory arrest (Nolan...
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From:Chest (Vol. 128, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedPURPOSE: EmDhysematous subjects whose airflow obstruction is due to loss of parenchymal tethering of the airways experience greater benefit from lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) than individuals with fixed small...
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From:Annals of Saudi Medicine (Vol. 31, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedByline: Ahmad. Bahammam Probably, the most important advance in the history of sleep medicine was the discovery of sleep apnea in 1965. [sup][1] For years, specialists looked into obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as a...
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From:Chest (Vol. 102, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedWe report the findings in a patient known to have olivopontocerebellar atrophy who developed respiratory distress, inspiratory stridor, and maximum inspiratory and expiratory flow volume loops. Treatment with...
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From:Chest (Vol. 101, Issue 6) Peer-ReviewedAsthma is considered an inflammatory disease of the airways characterized by narrowing of the airways that reverses spontaneously or as a result of treatment. In asthma, airflow obstruction is produced by a combination...
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From:Chest (Vol. 104, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedEighty-one patients with long-term tracheostomy tubes (mean duration, 4.9 months) were examined via fiberoptic bronchoscopy prior to decannulation. Obstructive airway lesions were observed in 54 patients (67 percent)....
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From:Annals of Thoracic Medicine (Vol. 8, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedByline: Don. Hayes, Shaheen. Islam, Stephen. Kirkby, Thomas. Preston, Peter. Baker We present an interesting case of a complete vanishing of the left main bronchus in a lung transplant recipient who had a successful...
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From:Indian Journal of Anaesthesia (Vol. 58, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedByline: Liaskou. Chara, Vouzounerakis. Eleftherios, Moirasgenti. Maria, Trikoupi. Anastasia, Staikou. Chryssoula Background and Aims: Difficult airway assessment is based on various anatomic parameters of upper...
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From:Journal of Anesthesia (Vol. 28, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedMonitoring is crucial to assure safety during difficult airway management. Several reports have indicated that the most of the adverse outcomes associated with difficult airway management could have been avoided with...
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From:Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine (Vol. 18, Issue 12) Peer-ReviewedByline: Laxmi. Kokatnur, Mohan. Rudrappa, Penchala. Mittadodla Acute airway compromise due to hemorrhage in of thyroid gland is a rare life-hreating condition. The increasing use of anticoagulants for various reasons...
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From:Annals of Thoracic Medicine (Vol. 10, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedByline: Ahmed. BaHammam, Eiman. ALAnbay, Nuha. Alrajhi, Awad. Olaish Objectives: With the increased volume of referrals of patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) for sleep studies, there is a great need for...
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From:Indian Journal of Anaesthesia (Vol. 56, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedByline: Aparna. Sinha, Bimla. Sharma, Jayashree. Sood Background: This randomized controlled study evaluated the success rate of insertion and the associated oropharyngeal morbidity for sizes 1.5,2 and 2.5 of ProSeal...
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From:Lung India (Vol. 29, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedByline: Abolhasan. Halvani, Fatemeh. Tahghighi, Hossein. Nadooshan Context: Asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases all over the world, resulting from a state of persistent sub-acute inflammation of the...
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From:Indian Journal of Anaesthesia (Vol. 56, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedByline: Aaron. Joffe, Kristopher. Schroeder, John. Shepler, Richard. Galgon Aims: The laryngeal mask airway-ProSeal™ can be inserted digitally, by introducer tool, or by railroading it over a bougie placed...
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From:Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia (Vol. 5, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedByline: Abdelazeem. El-Dawlatly, Waseem. Hajjar, Sami. Alnassar, Reem. Alsafar, Ahmed. Abodonya Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is a rare disease that affects young population usually in the age group of 20-40...
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From:Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine (Vol. 19, Issue 9) Peer-ReviewedByline: Debasis. Pradhan, Prithwis. Bhattacharyya We report a case of "can ventilate but can't intubate" situation which was successfully managed in the Emergency Department and Intensive Care Unit by the use of...
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From:Indian Journal of Anaesthesia (Vol. 55, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedByline: S. Ramesh, R. Jayanthi Modern anaesthesia practice in children was made possible by the invention of the endotracheal tube (ET), which made lengthy and complex surgical procedures feasible without the...
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From:Anaesthesia and Intensive Care (Vol. 38, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedNeuromuscular blocking agents are often avoided in anticipated difficult airway scenarios. However, to facilitate jet ventilation, muscle relaxants are useful. We report a case of a potentially threatened airway in a...
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From:Indian Journal of Medical Sciences (Vol. 63, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedByline: Anny. Sauvageau Postobstructive pulmonary edema (POPE) is an uncommon but well-described complication of upper airway obstruction.[sup] [1],[2] Two forms of POPE have been defined: POPE I is associated with...