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Case Report: Unmasking a sporadic pediatric tumor emergency: superior vena cava syndrome
Frontiers in PediatricsIntroductionSuperior Vena Cava Syndrome (SVCS) is a rare but serious oncologic emergency in pediatric patients, most commonly caused by mediastinal masses such as lymphomas or leukemias.
Gui-Liang Liu +4 more
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Annals of Thoracic Medicine, 2015 BACKGROUND: Dyspnea is a distressing symptom experienced by people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The dyspnea-12 (D-12) questionnaire comprises of 12 items and assesses the quality of this symptom, its severity and the emotional ...
Mohammed M Alyami +3 more
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Diagnostic test interpretation and referral delay in patients with interstitial lung disease. [PDF]
, 2019 BACKGROUND:Diagnostic delays are common in patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD). A substantial percentage of patients experience a diagnostic delay in the primary care setting, but the factors underpinning this observation remain unclear.
Adegunsoye, Ayodeji +11 more
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Journal of Medical UltrasoundA hiatal hernia (HH) is characterized by the protrusion of the stomach or other abdominal viscera into the mediastinum. The mechanism of increased intra-abdominal pressure is typically associated with this condition.
Jéssica Sobreiros Krowicki +3 more
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Can variability in the effect of opioids on refractory breathlessness be explained by genetic factors? [PDF]
, 2015 © 2015, BMJ Publishing Group. All rights reserved. Objectives: Opioids modulate the perception of breathlessness with a considerable variation in response, with poor correlation between the required opioid dose and symptom severity. The objective of this
Currow, David C. +10 more
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Scripta Score Scientific Medical Journal, 2020 Background: Pulmonary tuberculosis is an infectious disease of the lungs caused by Mycobacterium Tuberculosis. The prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis in Indonesia is estimated at 420,000 every year.
Abed Nego Okthara Sebayang
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Pulmonary vasospasm in systemic sclerosis: noninvasive techniques for detection [PDF]
, 2014 In a subgroup of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc), vasospasm affecting the pulmonary circulation may contribute to worsening respiratory symptoms, including dyspnea.
Giannarou, S +8 more
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Impedance cardiography – Old method, new opportunities. Part I. Clinical applications
International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, 2015 Monitoring of cardiovascular hemodynamic changes requires a very expensive and highly specialized equipment and skilled medical personnel. Up to the present time, an inexpensive, non-invasive and easy-to-use method which, like Doppler echocardiography ...
Jadwiga Siedlecka +2 more
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Cosmetic Talc-Related Pulmonary Granulomatosis. [PDF]
, 2017 Inhalation of cosmetic talc can lead to pulmonary foreign-body granulomatosis, though fewer than 10 cases of inhaled cosmetic talc-related pulmonary granulomatosis have been reported in adults.
Adams, Jason Y +3 more
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The independent association of overweight and obesity with breathlessness in adults: a cross-sectional, population-based study [PDF]
, 2017 Obesity is an independent risk factor for chronic breathlessness and should be assessed in people with this ...
Currow, David C. +4 more
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