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Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pericardial Effusion and Cardiac Tamponade

open access: yesFrontiers in Pediatrics, 2017
Pericardial effusion (PEff) is defined by an increase in the physiological amount of fluid within the pericardial space. It can appear following different medical conditions, mainly related to inflammation and cardiac surgery.
A. Pérez-Casares   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Cholesterol Crystals – A Beautiful Incidental Finding in Pleural Fluid

open access: yesJournal of the Scientific Society
Chyliform (pseudochylous) pleural effusions build up over time as a result of the breakdown of cellular lipids in long-lasting pleural effusions such as those caused by tuberculosis and rheumatoid arthritis.
Surabhi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Frequency Dependent Specific Heat from Thermal Effusion in Spherical Geometry [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
We present a novel method of measuring the frequency dependent specific heat at the glass transition applied to 5-polyphenyl-4-ether. The method employs thermal waves effusing radially out from the surface of a spherical thermistor that acts as both a ...
Bo Jakobsen   +6 more
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Interlobar Effusion [PDF]

open access: yesCirculation, 1971
Congestive heart failure is the most common cause of an interlobar pleural effusion. The correct diagnosis is usually evident on the lateral chest film which shows the characteristic spindle-shaped shadow within the plane of the fissure and continuous with a line of thickened pleura at one or both ends.
openaire   +2 more sources

Evaluation of the patient with pleural effusion

open access: yesCanadian Medical Association Journal, 2018
KEY POINTS Evaluation of the patient with pleural effusion is challenging, because the differential diagnosis is broad and includes both benign and life-threatening conditions.
Stéphane Beaudoin, Anne V Gonzalez
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Effect of zinc versus vitamin A supplementation on pediatric patients with community-acquired pneumonia

open access: yesFrontiers in Pharmacology, 2022
Background: Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is one of the most common infectious diseases affecting the respiratory tract and is responsible for a high mortality rate in children less than 5 years of age.
Aya Saied   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A rare case of clostridium difficile infection-associated reactive arthritis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Clostridium difficile is an uncommon cause of reactive arthritis in children. We herein present a rare case of C. difficile infection-associated reactive arthritis (CDIAReA) in a child, who developed severe diarrhea and a knee effusion following a course
Derinkuyu, B.E.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Perioperative Pleural Drainage in Liver Transplantation: A Retrospective Analysis from a High-Volume Liver Transplant Center [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
BACKGROUND Pleural effusions represent a common complication after liver transplantation (LT) and chest drain (CD) placement is frequently necessary. MATERIAL AND METHODS In this retrospective cohort study, adult LT recipients between 2009 and 2016 were ...
Aigner, Felix   +13 more
core   +1 more source

Retrospective evaluation of the etiology and clinical characteristics of peripheral edema in dogs

open access: yesJournal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2023
Background The prevalence and clinical characteristics of different etiologies of peripheral edema in dogs are unknown. Hypothesis/Objectives To determine the prevalence of different etiologies of peripheral edema, describe clinical characteristics that ...
Bradley D. Whelchel   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Homemade Cardiac and Vein Cannulation Ultrasound Phantoms for Trauma Management Training in Resource-Limited Settings

open access: yesAvicenna Journal of Medicine, 2021
Ultrasound has become an essential skill for trauma management in resource-limited areas. Prohibitive costs of commercial ultrasound phantoms limit the abilities of many hospitals to adequately train health-care providers.
Ameer AI-Hadidi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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