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Background and aims Assessment of the patient’s gastric contents is the key to avoiding aspiration incidents, however, there is no effective method to determine whether elective painless gastrointestinal endoscopy (GIE) patients have a full stomach or an
Yuzhan Jin +11 more
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Pneumonia, Aspiration Pneumonia, or Frailty-Associated Pneumonia?
Pneumonia is a common reason for admission afflicting frail older adults. Those who are the frailest are more likely to be provided with a diagnosis of aspiration pneumonia. This diagnosis has no clear definition and no clinical consensus.
David G. Smithard, Yuki Yoshimatsu
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Objective: To evaluate laryngeal penetration and aspiration in upright and side-lying positions in children with unilateral vocal cord paralysis (VCP) who underwent modified barium swallow study (MBSS). Methods: A retrospective chart review (Pro00089051)
Neil Monaghan +4 more
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Fortis-lenis vs voiced-voiceless plosives in Welsh
This paper questions the voiceless-voiced distinction of Welsh consonants and claims that the fortis-lenis distinction is more appropriate for the description of the language.
Sabine Asmus +2 more
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Aspiration pneumonia caused by fentanyl-induced cough -a case report- [PDF]
Although fentanyl-induced cough is generally transient and benign, it can give rise to serious problems in patients to whom increasing intracranial, intraocular or intraabdominal pressures may create dangerous situations.
Kyung Jee Lim +6 more
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Percutaneous Mechanical Thromboembolectomy in Acute and Subacute Lower Limb Ischemia: How I Do It
This article describes the author's approach to peripheral arterial thromboembolism and describes the step-by-step access, approach, and technique depending on the site and location of occlusion.
Dierk Vorwerk
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Review of Agnes Callard, Aspiration [PDF]
Review of Agnes Callard's Aspiration.
Katsafanas, Paul
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Neglected foreign body aspiration mimicking bronchial carcinoma [PDF]
Foreign body aspiration can occur in any age group, but it is more commonly seen in children. In adults, there is usually a predisposing condition that poses a risk of aspiration.
Afghani, R. +3 more
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Consistency, converse consistency, and aspirations in TU-games [PDF]
In problems of choosing ‘aspirations’ for TU-games, we study two axioms, ‘MW-consistency’ and ‘converse MW-consistency.’ In particular, we study which subsolutions of the aspiration correspondence satisfy MW-consistency and/or converse MW-consistency. We
Hokari, Toru +2 more
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The growing population of older people worldwide represents a great challenge for health systems. The elderly are at increased risk of infectious diseases such as pneumonia, which is associated with increased morbidity and mortality related mainly to age-related physiological changes in the immune system (immunosenescence), the presence of multiple ...
Niederman, Michael S., Cilloniz, Catia
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