Effects of Surface Tension and Yield Stress on Mucus Plug Rupture: A Numerical Study [PDF]
Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 2020 We study the effects of surface tension and yield stress on mucus plug rupture. A three-dimensional simplified configuration is employed to simulate mucus plug rupture in a collapsed lung airway of the 10 th generation. The Herschel-Bulkley model is used
James Grotberg, Francesco Romano
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The inhibition of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus type 1 activity by crude and purified human pregnancy plug mucus and mucins in an inhibition assay [PDF]
Virology Journal, 2008 Background The female reproductive tract is amongst the main routes for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) transmission. Cervical mucus however is known to protect the female reproductive tract from bacterial invasion and fluid loss and regulates and ...
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A Suspected Case of Allergic Bronchopulmonary Mycosis Associated With Exophiala dermatitidis [PDF]
Respirology Case ReportsExophiala dermatitidis is a black fungus that can colonize the airways, but allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis (ABPM) associated with E. dermatitidis is rare. An 83‐year‐old former smoker without asthma presented with exertional dyspnea.
Toshiyuki Yonezawa +4 more
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Narrative review: mucus plugging in chronic obstructive lung diseases and bronchiectasis [PDF]
European Clinical Respiratory JournalBackground Mucus plugging, complete intraluminal occlusions, is recurrently found in high-resolution computer tomography images in obstructive lung diseases and is increasingly recognized as clinically meaningful.Methods A narrative review on ...
Charlotte Schou +8 more
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Inhaled N‐Acetylcysteine as a Potential Adjunctive Therapy in Mucus Plug‐Forming Asthma With Irpex lacteus Isolation: A Case Report [PDF]
Respirology Case ReportsA 68‐year‐old woman was hospitalized for hypoxemia during an asthma exacerbation with cough, highly tenacious sputum and exertional dyspnoea. Chest computed tomography revealed lower lobe–dominant mucus plugs.
Yuka Uchida +5 more
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Clinical risk factors and predictive value of thin-section CT for bronchial mucus plugs in pediatric mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia [PDF]
BMC Infectious DiseasesBackground Bronchial mucus plugs in children with Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia (MPP) are often associated with severe clinical presentations, but diagnosing this condition currently depends largely on invasive bronchoscopy.
Liming Li +7 more
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Obstructive Mucus Plug in the Prone Position
MedEdPORTAL, 2015 Introduction This resource contains a medical simulation in which a 42-year-old male smoker undergoing a T7-T8 laminectomy and fusion in the prone position suddenly develops complete airway obstruction shortly after dissection has begun.
Darren Raphael +4 more
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Gallbladder Mucus Plug Mimicking Ascaris Worm: An Ambiguous Cause of Biliary Colic [PDF]
Case Reports in Surgery, 2017 Biliary colic is a visceral pain caused by attempts of the gallbladder or bile duct to overcome the obstruction in the cystic duct or ampulla of Vater. Obstruction can be due to different etiologies such as stone, mass, worm, and rarely by mucus plug. We
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Mucus Plug Removed Using Bronchoscopy with a Cryoprobe. [PDF]
Intern Med, 2022 Takigawa Y +3 more
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Investigating sarcopenia and mucus plugging by chest computed tomography in patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [PDF]
Scientific ReportsTo determine the relationship between mucus plugging and CT-derived parameters of sarcopenia in routine chest CT-scans. Patients with advanced Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (COPD GOLD 3 or 4) were investigated.
Antonia Petersen +7 more
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