BRONCHIECTASIS is protean in its expressions as it is sometimes obscure in its origin. The clinical picture varies in individual patients, but common to the severer cases is a history of harassing ...

and was without lesions. The right lung weighed 300, and the left 280 gm. There was focal scarring and atelectasis of the right upper lobe, with slight congestion of both lungs. The pulmonary ...

Pulmonary hygiene is only one of several ways of preventing atelectasis. Other physical methods and prescription medications can help as well. Pulmonary hygiene techniques are considered safe ...

Two post-surgery complications that can cause fever include atelectasis and pneumonia. A partial or completely collapsed lung (atelectasis) is one of the most common causes of fever after surgery.

Blue arrowhead indicates presence of distal lung atelectasis. Physiologic uptake of [ 18 F]AlF-RESCA-T4 by normal organs and tissues is indicated by red arrows.

Reston, VA (December 17, 2024)—A new molecular imaging agent can accurately identify a crucial biomarker found among many different types of cancer. Precise visualization of the trophoblast cell ...

Prophylactic respiratory support for patients after extubation is effective in improving their outcomes and prognosis.

The widespread utilization of chest CT scans has increased the importance of the proper evaluation of incidentally found lung nodules. The primary goal in the evaluation of these nodules is to ...

Aspiration pneumonia is a type of pneumonia caused by the accidental infiltration of food or other substances from the mouth or stomach into the lungs. The condition can be caused by bacteria that ...

Objectives Illness is often associated with anxiety, but few data exist about the prognostic significance of this phenomenon. To address this issue, we assessed whether patient anxiety is associated ...