Ondine’s curse: the origin of the myth [PDF]
Central alveolar hypoventilation syndrome has been known for decades as Ondine’s curse. It was named as such after a German myth. Although most of the stories resemble one another, word of mouth has led to misinterpretation of this tale among the medical
Eduardo Orrego-González +3 more
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The identification of 16S rDNA biomarkers from respiratory samples to describe the continuum of clinical disease states within persons having cystic fibrosis (CF) has remained elusive.
Andrea Hahn +15 more
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Q fever, a rare cause of secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis
Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a rare syndrome in which is a very infrequent etiology. We present the case of a 62-year-old male with progressive pulmonary infiltrates, fever, hepatitis, and bicytopenia despite broad spectrum antibiotics. A
Nieves Salceda, Juan Francisco +5 more
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Pulmonary nuclear medicine [PDF]
This article reviews the contribution made by nuclear imaging to the assessment, diagnosis and monitoring of patients with respiratory disease. It focuses on several specific areas including the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism, the investigation of intrapulmonary infection and neoplasm and the role of positron emission tomography (PET) scanning.
Miller, R F, O'Doherty, M J
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The initial experience of COVID-19 vaccination from a tertiary care centre of India
To the Editor Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has approved the Bharat biotech vaccine against COVID-19, which is a locally manufactured inactivated vaccine named ''COVAXIN'' in collaboration with the Indian council of medical research (ICMR ...
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Nanoparticles in the treatment of chronic lung diseases [PDF]
Nanoparticles, although considered a topic of modern medicine, actually have an interesting history. Currently, advances in nanomedicine hold great promise as drug carrier systems for sustained release and targeted delivery of diverse therapeutic agents.
Alexescu, Teodora G +9 more
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Comorbid Conditions in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Recognition and Management. [PDF]
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a fibrosing interstitial pneumonia of unknown etiology, primarily affects older adults and leads to a progressive decline in lung function and quality of life.
Collard, Harold R, Oldham, Justin M
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Right ventricular outflow tract velocity time integral-to-pulmonary artery systolic pressure ratio: a non-invasive metric of pulmonary arterial compliance differs across the spectrum of pulmonary hypertension. [PDF]
Pulmonary arterial compliance (PAC), invasively assessed by the ratio of stroke volume to pulmonary arterial (PA) pulse pressure, is a sensitive marker of right ventricular (RV)-PA coupling that differs across the spectrum of pulmonary hypertension (PH ...
Bhattacharya, Priyanka T. +15 more
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Four patients with a history of acute exacerbations of COPD: implementing the CHEST/Canadian Thoracic Society guidelines for preventing exacerbations [PDF]
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A Singanayagam +43 more
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OBJETIVO: Descrever as manifestações extra-articulares (cardíacas, renais, pulmonares e neurológicas) geralmente não relacionadas às espondiloartrites (EpA) em uma grande coorte de pacientes brasileiros.
Carlos Ewerton Maia Rodrigues +32 more
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