... rates of edema clearance [48] In patients with a predisposition to high altitude pulmonary edema, the pathogenesis of which may involve both hydrostatic and increased permeability, edema formation ... setting of pulmonary edema, it is interesting that under normal conditions catecholamines not regulate ion and fluid transport Neither adrenalectomy nor β-blockers affect the baseline rate of edema ... therapeutically in ALI to accelerate resolution of edema and therefore improve mortality We know that clinical improvement of patients with pulmonary edema, as estimated Available online http://ccforum.com/content/8/6/469...
... with a chest X-ray score of pulmonaryedema Crit Care 2010, 14:R105 Katzenelson R, Perel A, Berkenstadt H, Preisman S, Kogan S, Sternik L, Segal E: Accuracy of transpulmonary thermodilution versus ... reasons First, the radiographic scoring system may not have accurately reflected the quantity of pulmonaryedema One important confounder can be the presence of atelectasis, which the authors addressed ... quite variable The primary diagnosis necessitating treatment in the intensive care unit included sepsis, postoperative from cardiac or abdominal surgery and following cardiopulmonary resuscitation...
... vessel as another anomalous pulmonary vein that we noticed a considerable amount of bright red blood coming out from the site of new anastomosis, suggesting an aortopulmonary connection A blood ... light of possible pulmonary necrosis and infection In the end a pericardial patch was used to close the ASD and as an intraatrial baffle to direct flow from the anastomosed pulmonary vein to ... however, it was not clear whether this vessel was supplying normal lung tissue or an intralobar pulmonary sequestration The patient had negative history for repeated pneumonia to suggest sequestration...
... canine pulmonary vascular response to hypoxia is considered to be a good model of human HPV [2,4] Furthermore, we evaluated the functional status of the pulmonary vascular system by measuring pulmonary ... http://ccforum.com/content/8/4/R163 Figure (a) Transpulmonary pressure gradient in the enalaprilat group Mean pulmonary artery pressure (Ppa) minus occluded pulmonary artery pressure group (Ppao) at constant ... that the pulmonary vasotonic response to angiotensin II was mainly due the AT1 subtype [36] Conclusion Obtained in anaesthetized dogs with intact pulmonary circulation by measuring pulmonary...
... (pulmonary) , Chicago (all forms), Detroit (pulmonary) , New Jersey (all forms), Philadelphia (all forms, including childhood tuberculosis), Massachusetts (pulmonary) , and England and Wales (pulmonary) ... (1933) Prognosis in pulmonary tuberculosis Br Med J 1: 507–509 67 Gillespie JR (1928) Prognosis in pulmonary tuberculosis Br Med J 1: 436–437 68 Clark WR (1914) The prognosis in pulmonary tuberculosis ... with pulmonary tuberculosis (not further specified) 1915–1935 299,244 (parts of USA), 323,870 (UK) Braeuning [134] Notification and mortality Poland (then Germany) Notified cases with open pulmonary...
... venoconstriction could explain certain forms of pulmonary edema, such as high altitude pulmonary edema, which is initially caused by an increase in pulmonary capillary pressure [7] The cellular ... ablated (right) hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction Lung injury is associated with a significant increase in lung water Pulmonary blood flow is redistributed upwards by hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction, ... high-altitude pulmonary resistance unresponsive to oxygen J Appl Physiol 1987, 63:521–530 Mélot C, Naeije R, Hallemans R, Lejeune P, Mols P: Hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction and pulmonary gas...
... Likewise, the prevalence of cows with udder oedema or udder inflammation fell to near 0% for both variables, though the prevalence fell more sharply for oedema Although the effect of lactation stage ... levels of cortisol measured immediately after calving often induce oedema [14] and as the levels fall, one would expect the oedema to diminish, as also seen in this study Similarly, the effect ... Wounds on teats Warts Wounds on warts Warts on teat end Teat end callus Scar tissue in teat canal Oedema/Hard teat Coded 1–5 : = normal, = conical, = short, = fleshy, = other (Rosenberger, 1979)...
... refinement of CT pulmonary angiography, direct pulmonary angiography with contrast injection into the pulmonary arteries is now rarely performed as an isolated diagnostic procedure Pulmonary angiography ... supportive treatment, a definite diagnosis should be sought Because of the high thrombus load in the pulmonary circulation, CT is usually able to confirm the diagnosis Conventional pulmonary angiography ... classically progress rapidly to cardiopulmonary collapse and severe pulmonary oedema The pathophysiology of amniotic fluid embolism is multifactorial and poorly understood The diagnosis is one of exclusion...
... Normal pulmonary parenchyma (edema score 0) Fluid extravasations (edema score 1) Fluid extravasations and fluid in the alveoli (edema score 2) Pulmonaryedema (edema score 3) Mean pulmonaryedema ... hematoxylin-eosin (HE) Pulmonaryedema was evaluated by a pathologist, who was blinded to groups We have developed a "pulmonary edema score" (PES) in order to assess the degree of pulmonaryedema Briefly, ... B4 in pulmonaryedema fluid of a patient with reexpansion pulmonaryedema Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1994, 149:1037-1040 Genofre EH, Vargas FS, Teixeira LR, Vaz MAC, Marchi E: Reexpansion pulmonary...
... lifethreatening presentation of cardiogenic pulmonaryedema Crit Care Med 2001, 29:891-5 Poulton PE: Left-sided heart failure with pulmonary edema: its treatment with the "pulmonary plus pressure machine" ... of cardiogenic pulmonaryedema Chest 1987, 92:481-5 Hoffmann B, Welte T: The use of noninvasive pressure support ventilation for severe respiratory insufficiency due to pulmonary oedema Intensive ... cardiogenic pulmonaryedema Anesth Analg 1997, 84:1091-6 Takeda S, Nejima J, Takano T, Nakanishi K, Takayama M, Sakamoto A, Ogawa R: Effect of nasal continuous positive airway pressure on pulmonary edema...
... discomfort DWI can be easily added to MR study protocols and loses no time to the injection of contrast material DWI may play an important role in the diagnosis and follow-up of patients with gynecological ... Vaginal access renders the detection and biopsy of uterine cervix tumors straightforward For the diagnosis of tumor spread, conventional T1- and T2-WI provide fairly good information and dynamic ... accuracy of ADC measurement in monitoring the effect of therapy for uterine cervical cancer For the diagnosis, McVeigh et al [13] reported with larger Table DW studies with ADC values in uterine diseases...
... practice should be modified to improve the diagnosis and management of smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis Rapid diagnosis and treatment of smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis in settings with ... shortening the total time needed to establish the diagnosis (table 2) A longer health-service delay in the diagnosis of smear-negative than smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis has been reported,36 ... 11–34 days to establish the diagnosis of smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis under the most optimistic scenarios, if applied in a linear fashion (table 2) Such delays in diagnosis could be life-threatening.36...
... patients with pulmonary tuberculosis Characteristic Group I (≥ 60 years) ≥ (n = 50) No (%) Group II (< 60 years) (n = 50) No (%) Site of Involvement Isolated pulmonary TB Pulmonary and extrapulmonary ... the most common site of extra pulmonary involvement was D Gupta et al Table Demographic characteristics of elderly (Group I) and young (Group II) patients with pulmonary tuberculosis Characteristic ... patients Infact, TB is often not even considered in the differential diagnosis by treating physicians and an incorrect initial diagnosis of TB is associated with the potential risk of delay in the...
... among pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Ethiopia: a cross sectional study BMC Infect Dis 2005, 5:112 Mesfin MM, Newell JN, Walley JD, Gessessew A, Madeley R: Delayed consultation among pulmonary ... Tanzania Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2003, 7:933-41 Steen TW, Mazonde GN: Pulmonary tuberculosis in Kweneng District, Botswana: delays in diagnosis in 212 smear-positive patients Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 1998, ... disease due to inadequate knowledge about it and appropriate treatments, which could lead to delayed diagnosis and treatment [1114,24,27] The high level of awareness about symptoms and appropriate...
... the overwhelming evidence of under -diagnosis of bacteriological cases in the surveys, related to the number of sputum specimens examined, as well as on the over -diagnosis inherent in the X-ray reading ... prevalence of bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary TB in general population,/m/./ Tub, 1976, 23, 152 Gothi GD et al, Interpretation of photofluorograms of active pulmonary TB patients found in epidemiological ... had not t ak en into populations investigated in each survey for finally consideration the under -diagnosis due to the number arriving at an estimate of both C+ and X+ cases of sputum samples (two)...
... accounts for approx 30% of the nation’s TB burden [4] Accurate diagnosis is crucial for efficient management of TB patients [3]; however, TB diagnosis remains a challenge particularly in resource limited ... particularly in TB-HIV co-infected patients The chest X-ray, often a supplementary test for diagnosis of smear-negative pulmonary TB (PTB) also has low specificity Solid cultures are used as confirmatory ... never been evaluated for the diagnosis of smear-negative PTB in the same setting Using LJ culture as the base-line test, this study evaluated in-house PCR for rapid diagnosis of smear-negative...
... that pulmonary TB is associated with obstructive lung disease Patients with previous pulmonary TB were more likely to suffer from acute exacerbation of COPD than those who did not have pulmonary ... 565 (12.6) 47 (1.1) 85 (1.9) 156 (3.5) 0.28 0.95 0.40 0.06 0.98 Dx, physician diagnosis; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2011.26.2.268 P value on CXR was defined ... administered standardized questionnaires to determine health status Pulmonary function test Spirometry was conducted by trained pulmonary technicians according to the 1994 American Thoracic Society...
... sensitive and specific for pulmonary tuberculosis: the breath test distinguished between ‘‘sick versus well’’ i.e between normal controls and patients hospitalized for suspicion of pulmonary tuberculosis, ... Introduction The current global epidemic of pulmonary tuberculosis has highlighted the need for new screening tests that are rapid and accurate The social burden of pulmonary tuberculosis has increased ... active pulmonary tuberculosis The rationale of this hypothesis is based on two observations: first, Mycobacteria produce distinctive patterns of VOCs in vitro, and second, patients with active pulmonary...