Point‐of‐care ultrasound for prompt diagnosis and treatment monitoring of acute epiglottitis
Journal of general and family medicine, 2020 A 72‐year‐old woman presented with a 1‐day history of acute throat pain, hoarseness. On cervical ultrasonography (transverse view), the epiglottis was swollen with anterior‐posterior diameter of 3.5 and 3.8 mm at right and left edges, respectively ...
H. Hori, T. Fukuchi, Hitoshi Sugawara
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Association of Secondhand Smoke Exposure with Pediatric Invasive Bacterial Disease and Bacterial Carriage: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis [PDF]
, 2012 Background: A number of epidemiologic studies have observed an association between secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure and pediatric invasive bacterial disease (IBD) but the evidence has not been systematically reviewed.
Ezzati, Majid +3 more
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Bacterial epiglottitis superimposed on oropharyngeal cancer: A case report
Cancer Reports, 2023 Background Patients undergoing chemotherapy and radiotherapy are placed in an immunocompromised state worth consideration in the event of potential airway compromise, especially when superimposed on an airway‐obstructing tumor.
Michael C. Larkins +5 more
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Tildrakizumab in the treatment of psoriasis: latest evidence and place in therapy. [PDF]
, 2019 Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disorder that is clinically characterized by scaly cutaneous plaques. New evidence suggests that dysregulation of interleukin (IL)-23, a key cytokine in the T-helper-17 pathway, plays a vital role in the development of
Lee, Erica B +4 more
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The work undertaken by mechanically ventilated patients in intensive care : a qualitative meta-ethnography of survivors' experiences [PDF]
, 2018 Background: Mechanical ventilation is a routine intervention for the critically ill but patients' experiences of this intervention are largely hidden from clinicians.
Astin, F, Carruthers, H, Gomersall, T
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Boonste Lugweg Infeksie: Deel II
South African Family Practice, 1987 No abstract available.
W.F. Seidel, A.S. Coetzee
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Drug treatments of childhood coughs [PDF]
, 2014 Appropriate management of cough in children depends upon accurate assessment. The diagnosis is often unclear at the initial presentation. Acute cough is frequently caused by a viral infection, and often no specific therapy is indicated.
Chang, Anne B. +2 more
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Profile of tildrakizumab-asmn in the treatment of moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis: evidence to date. [PDF]
, 2018 Plaque psoriasis is an immune-mediated skin disease that affects roughly 3% of adults in the United States. Advances over the past 20 years in understanding the immune-mediated pathophysiology of psoriasis have led to the development of targeted biologic
Beck, Kristen M +3 more
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Review of epiglottitis in the post Haemophilus influenzae type‐b vaccine era
ANZ journal of surgery, 2018 This study reviewed the demographics, presentation, management, complications and outcomes of acute epiglottitis post Haemophilus influenzae type‐b vaccine introduction in Australia.
S. Baird +7 more
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