pneumonia atelectasis pleural effusion and pneumothorax

... Oncology 2008, 6:85 Almost 75% of all malignant pleural effusions are due to malignancies of breasts, lungs, ovaries and lymphomas Malignant pleural effusions account for approximately 40% of chronic ... peritoneal and pleural effusion Volume replacement and hemodynamic status monitored by anesthesia team stayed stable during whole procedure A purse string suture was placed on the peritoneum and tied ... [11] Morbidity related to repeated abdominal puncture and Figure Evolution of ascites and pleural fluid volume drained Evolution of ascites and pleural fluid volume drained Page of (page number not...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 07:21

... lung atelectasis and/ or pleural effusion were evident on lung echography Atelectatic lung associated with pleural effusion was mainly present in the lower parts of the anterior, lateral, and posterior ... observed A, atelectasis; BL, b-lines; E, expiration; I, inspiration; PF, pleural fluid; RV, right ventricle; TW, thoracic wall; VP, visceral pleura areas of atelectasis and/ or pleural effusion in ... lung parenchyma) [19-21] Pleural effusion may also appear on longitudinal views, next to dependant lung between the chest wall and the diaphragm If present, pleural effusion – with hypoechoic...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 11:22

... parameters of linezolid and ertapenem in pleural fluid and in blood serum after the i.v infusion of linezolid solution (10 mg/kg) and of ertapenem solution (60 mg/kg) to 10 and New Zealand white rabbits, ... animals were housed in individual cages and allowed food and tap water ad libitum Room temperature ranged between 18 and 22°C, relative humidity between 55 and 65% and the light/dark circle was am/6 ... if the pleural fluid (selected appeared grossly infected, if the glucose levels were < 40 mg/dl and if the pleural fluid pH was < 7.10 and the LDH was > 1,000 U/L [12] Data of rabbits' pleural...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 06:22

... experiments JCZ and XL were responsible for flow cytometry and data collection CW and SMQ analyzed the data JBX and HZS drafted the manuscript YZJ, QZ, JCZ and XL read, critically revised and all authors ... generation and differentiation of Tregs or /and Th17 cells in MPE To evaluate the contribution of cytokines to the numbers of pleural CD39+Tregs and Th17 cells, we purified naïve CD4+ T cells from MPE and ... cases were adenocarcinoma and were squamous cell carcinoma A diagnosis of MPE was established by demonstration of malignant cells in pleural fluid or /and on closed pleural biopsy specimen The...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 13:22

... (malignant pleural effusion) Nói "có thể ", dù không thấy tế bào ung thư cách xét nghiệm tế bào học (cytology), đoan ung thư chưa đến pleura, b nhân tiếp tục tụ nuớc màng phổi (persistent pleural effusion) ... "Staging handbook in Thoracic Oncology" July 2009, trang 43) M- Distant metastasis : M1a : Separate tumor nodule(s) in a contralateral lobe, tumor with pleural nodules or malignant pleural or ... Trích : "She is on chemo pills for Stage lung cancer in the pleural area and her cancer cell count went from 386 down to 125 as of this past week Her oncologist said...

Ngày tải lên: 13/07/2014, 20:20

... Protein less than 2% - Serum LDH ratio

Ngày tải lên: 29/07/2014, 00:20

Ngày tải lên: 29/07/2014, 00:20

... showed a moderate effusion on the right side and slight effusion in the left The computed tomography imaging of his chest revealed moderate pleural effusion in the right lung and atelectasis of ... negative for malignancy The pleural fluid was cultured for bacteria (aerobic and anaerobic), fungi, and mycobacteria, and the results were negative Since the pleural effusion was refractory to ... 154 IU/l and a pleural fluid to serum ratio, 0:12); total cholesterol content, 11 mg/dl; and glucose level, 118 mg/dl These findings were consistent with transudative pleural effusion The pleural...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 02:21

... collapsed, operated and the ventilated, non-operated lung, respectively, pleural space drainage fluid and blood was collected and the concentrations of interleukin (IL)-6, IL-1RA and GROα were determined ... BAL and pleural fluid samples on the day of surgery and on day 1-3 Again, the samples were processed as described Cytokine assays The concentrations of IL-6, IL-1RA and GROα in the BAL, pleural ... differences between the median and mean values In contrast, in the pleural fluid and the blood the inter-patient variability was less pronounced for IL-6 and IL-1RA, and no variability occurred...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 03:20

... septum and apex A native thoracoabdominal computed tomography confirmed abdominal and pleural fluid effusions and showed multiple pulmonary and splenic nodules It also showed diffuse mesen- teric and ... the data and was involved in drafting the manuscript and revising it critically CH and JAL performed the autopsy and the histological examination of our patient's spleen and lungs, and contributed ... hours after his death showed bilateral pleural effusion (1100 cc on the left and 1220 cc on the right side) and ascites (2500 cc) Multiple nodules between mm and 15 mm in size were also observed...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 12:20

... (NYHA III) and chest pain Transthoracic echocardiography demonstrated a large pericardial effusion Pericardiocentesis revealed 1500 ml of an acellular, sterile pericardial effusion and symptoms ... pericardium (Figure 1, Movies and 2) Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) confirmed the pericardial effusion, and the slightly thickened pericardium (Figure 2, Movies and 4) An F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose ... demonstrating a large pericardial effusion and a thickened pericardium of the free wall of the right ventricle (see Movies and 2) Diagnosis of pericardial diseases can be challenging and often requires a...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 14:21

... for our patient’s pleural effusion [3] In order for CSF ascites to result in pleural effusion, some degree of open communication must exist between the peritoneal cavity and the pleural space Congenital ... secondary to VP shunt Pleural effusion following VP shunt insertion is a rare and potentially life-threatening event and hence requires prompt diagnosis and correction We report a novel and non-invasive ... impairment of lymphatic flow [9] and/ or by increasing intra-abdominal pressure and volume [10] A variety of techniques to investigate ascites and/ or pleural effusion in patients with VP shunts...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 17:21

... exudative eosinophilic pleural effusions with peripheral blood eosinophilia No cause of the pleural effusion was found, but on cessation of valproic acid therapy, the pleural effusion and eosinophilia ... with a 'flu-like syndrome' and both pleural and pericardial (non-eosinophilic) effusion after long-term therapy with valproate The last case was of lymphocytic pleural effusion [8] Our patient ... anemia with elevated CRP on laboratory tests and a right-sided pleural effusion on chest X-ray Examination of the pleural fluid showed a transudative effusion with a small number of cells (90/μl),...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 19:21

... Switzerland Authors’ contributions UF was responsible for the study concept and design, analysis and interpretation, and drafting the manuscript PS participated in the design of the study and performed ... Proplus version 5) and a mm square area was evaluated Statistical analysis Mean and standard deviations were used as descriptive statistics Changes over time of selected outcomes and biological markers ... synovial fluid effusion during IA-E treatment A statistically significant reduction in the systemic biological (CRP: 0.86 ± 0.95 and 031 ± 0.26, P = 0.019) and clinical (DAS: 2.93 ± 0.43 and 2.24 ±...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 14:22

... beads; C-D: Pneumonia on the 2nd day (the arrow on panel D underlines infected beads); E-F: Pneumonia on the 5th day; G-H: Pneumonia on the 8th day; I-J: Pneumonia on the 15th day; K-L: Pneumonia ... number not for citation purposes) Respiratory Research 2005, 6:17 BAL and serum measurement of epinephrine and norepinephrine Blood and broncho-alveolar lavage fluid were collected on heparin/Na-metabisulfite ... measured Right and left lungs were homogenized separately for water to dry weight ratio measurements and radioactivity counts Measurements • Hemodynamics, pulmonary gas exchange, and protein concentration...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 18:21

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 20:20

... has great impact on these values Souweine and coworkers [23] showed that the standard cutoff values of BAL and PSB would have to be lowered to 103 cfu/ml and 102 cfu/ml to retain diagnostic accuracy ... P aeruginosa and Acinetobacter spp We found different levels of sensitivity (81%, 65%, 26%) and specificity (23%, 48%, 78%) for qualitative and quantitative (cutoffs 105 cfu/ml and 106 cfu/ml) ... DL: Nosocomial pneumonia in the ICU: year 2000 and beyond Chest 1999, 115 (3 suppl):S28-S33 Fagon JY, Chastre J, Vuagnat A, Trouillet JL, Novara A, Gibert C: Nosocomial pneumonia and mortality...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 20:20

... analysis and interpretation of data, and drafted the manuscript EV-P conceived the study, performed the collection of data, and contributed to the analysis and interpretation of data and to the ... 0.50) Pneumothorax A pneumothorax occurred in a similar proportion of HIV-positive and HIV-negative cases (Table 4) Considering the whole population, the mortality rate in patients with a pneumothorax ... Ventilator-associated pneumonia Ventilator-associated pneumonia occurred in a similar proportion of HIV-negative and HIV-positive cases (Table 4) It was related to Pseudomonas aeruginosa in patients, Klebsiella pneumoniae...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 10:20

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 16:20

... viral/bacterial pneumonia Post-influenza pneumonia Host Host Influenza Bacteria Influenza Bacteria Figure Complexity of combined viral/bacterial and post-influenza pneumonia Severe bacterial pneumonia ... (left) and post-influenza pneumonia (right) During combined viral/bacterial pneumonia, the virus, the bacteria and the host all interact with each other The severity of post-influenza pneumonia ... between viral and bacterial pneumonia by microbiological and/ or molecular techniques, however, is highly relevant in terms of initiating antimicrobial therapy, as 32% of patients with viral pneumonia...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 20:21