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A case of lateral medullary infarction with severe dysphagia and worsening of respiratory failure in the chronic phase of recovery

Clinical Case Reports, 2018
Key Clinical Message Patients with lateral medullary infarction (LMI) sometimes present with respiratory failure in the acute or subacute phase. We experienced a LMI patient with progression of respiratory failure that required bilevel positive airway ...
Yusuke Mon, Chisato Tamaki
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Super‐Refractory Status Epilepticus (SRSE) in a Patient With Compound Heterozygous OPA1 Variants: Case Report and Literature Review

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Super‐Refractory Status Epilepticus (SRSE) is a rare, life‐threatening neurological emergency with unclear etiology in many cases. Mitochondrial dysfunction, often due to disease‐causing genetic variants, is increasingly recognized as a cause, with each gene producing distinct pathophysiological mechanisms.
Pouria Mohammadi, Lara Basovic, Christopher Michael McGraw   +2 more
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It’s more than low BMI: prevalence of cachexia and associated mortality in COPD

Respiratory Research, 2019
Background Cachexia is associated with increased mortality risk among chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. However, low body mass index (BMI) as opposed to cachexia is often used, particularly when calculating the BODE (BMI, Obstruction,
Merry-Lynn N. McDonald, Emiel F. M. Wouters, Erica Rutten, Richard Casaburi, Stephen I. Rennard, David A. Lomas, Marcas Bamman, Bartolome Celli, Alvar Agusti, Ruth Tal-Singer, Craig P. Hersh, Mark Dransfield, Edwin K. Silverman   +12 more
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Monocyte LOXHD1 and RHOB Expression Predictive of Progressive Systemic Sclerosis–Associated Interstitial Lung Disease

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective A leading cause of death among patients with scleroderma (SSc), interstitial lung disease (ILD) remains challenging to prognosticate. The discovery of biomarkers that accurately determine which patients would benefit from close monitoring and aggressive therapy would be an essential clinical tool.
Cristina M. Padilla, Robert Lafyatis, Kevin F. Gibson, Christina Morse, Eleanor Valenzi, Xiaoping Chen, Xiaoyun Li, Yanwu Zhao, Yongseok Park, Dana Ascherman, Jonathan Minden, Robyn Domsic, Yingze Zhang, Daniel J. Kass   +13 more
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A Rare Case of Chilaiditi Syndrome as a Driver of Chronic Respiratory Failure

Respirology Case Reports
Chilaiditi sign is a rare radiographic finding demonstrating interposition of the colon between the liver and the diaphragm; Chilaiditi syndrome is the manifestation of gastrointestinal or respiratory symptoms secondary to this finding.
Paige C. Adams, Daniel Kramer
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Survey on accessibility and real-life application of noninvasive ventilation

ERJ Open Research, 2018
Noninvasive mechanical ventilation (NIV) is an accepted method of respiratory failure treatment; however, at present, little is known about the global factors limiting NIV application. A survey designed to determine NIV accessibility and limiting factors
Szymon Skoczyński, Raffaele Scala, Paolo Navalesi   +2 more
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Effectiveness and Safety of Baricitinib for Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis–Associated Uveitis or Chronic Anterior Antinuclear Antibody–Positive Uveitis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of baricitinib in pediatric patients with active juvenile idiopathic arthritis–associated uveitis (JIA‐U) or chronic anterior antinuclear antibody–positive uveitis, who had an inadequate response to methotrexate (MTX) or biologic disease‐modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs).
Athimalaipet V. Ramanan, Catherine M. Guly, Gabriele Simonini, Stuart Y. Keller, Priyanka Sen, Thorsten Holzkaemper, Joana Araújo, Pierre Quartier   +7 more
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Update in Noninvasive Home Mechanical Ventilation: A Narrative Review of Indications, Outcomes, and Monitoring

Canadian Respiratory Journal
Hypercapnic respiratory failure arises due to an imbalance in the load-capacity-drive relationship of the respiratory muscle pump, typically arising in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, obesity-related respiratory failure, and ...
Laura Tregidgo, Prasheena Naran, Eshrina Gosal, Rebecca F. D’Cruz   +3 more
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Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration under non-invasive positive pressure for the diagnosis of lung metastasis due to renal cell carcinoma in a patient with respiratory failure

Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2020
A 65-year-old man with chronic respiratory failure caused by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, had a pulmonary nodule adjacent to the inlet of right B1 and B3.
Takayasu Ito, Shotaro Okachi, Tadasuke Ikenouchi, Futoshi Ushijima, Takamasa Ohashi, Masahiro Ogawa, Masato Nagahama, Keiko Wakahara, Naozumi Hashimoto   +8 more
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Financial Distress and Its Determinants in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective To quantify the degree of financial distress and identify its determinants in adults with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) given the frequent prolonged use of expensive disease‐modifying therapies. Methods We identified adults enrolled in the FORWARD databank with either RA or noninflammatory musculoskeletal disease (NIMSKD) completing the ...
Amber Brown Keebler, Yunju Im, Sofia Pedro, Ted R. Mikuls, Edward S. Peters, Kaleb Michaud   +5 more
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