Respiratory insufficiency in an infant with osteogenesis imperfecta [PDF]
Respiratory Medicine Case ReportsOsteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a rare presentation in the pediatric population. Whilst orthopedic manifestations are well-publicised, the multiple respiratory complications and mechanisms of respiratory failure in more severe cases are less well ...
Adeline Yi Ling Lim, Ajay Kevat
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Assessing Symptom Burden and Depression in Subjects With Chronic Respiratory Insufficiency [PDF]
Journal of Palliative Care, 2022 Objectives: Patients with chronic respiratory insufficiency suffer from advanced disease, but their overall symptom burden is poorly described. We evaluated the symptoms and screening of depression in subjects with chronic respiratory insufficiency by ...
Juho T Lehto +2 more
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Acute Respiratory Insufficiency After Adenotonsillectomy
Haseki Tıp Bülteni, 2013 Adenotonsillectomy is one of the frequently performed surgical procedures in children and the most common complications of this procedure are bleeding and respiratory insufficiency. Here, we present a 20-month-old boy who was born prematurely.
Öznur Şen +5 more
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A nomogram for estimating baseline respiratory insufficiency in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis [PDF]
Annals of MedicineObjectives To develop and validate a nomogram for estimating the risk of baseline respiratory insufficiency in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
Huifen Wang +5 more
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Delayed Respiratory Insufficiency and Extramuscular Abnormalities in Selenoprotein N-Related Myopathies [PDF]
Frontiers in Neurology, 2021 Background: Selenoprotein N-related myopathies (SEPN1-RMs) are a subset of congenital myopathies caused by mutations of Selenoprotein N gene (SELENON or SEPN1).
Shu Zhang +9 more
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Association of Continuously Measured Vital Signs With Respiratory Insufficiency in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients: Retrospective Cohort Study [PDF]
Interactive Journal of Medical Research, 2022 BackgroundContinuous monitoring of vital signs has the potential to assist in the recognition of deterioration of patients admitted to the general ward.
Harriet M R van Goor +5 more
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Inhibition of ATR Reverses a Mitochondrial Respiratory Insufficiency [PDF]
Cells, 2022 Diseases that affect the mitochondrial electron transport chain (ETC) often manifest as threshold effect disorders, meaning patients only become symptomatic once a certain level of ETC dysfunction is reached.
Megan B. Borror +13 more
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Progressive Respiratory Insufficiency in a Teenager with Diaphragmatic Hypomotility Due to a Novel Combination of Gliomedin Gene Variants [PDF]
Children, 2022 Lethal congenital contracture syndrome 11 (LCCS11) is a form of arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (AMC) which is associated with mutations in the gliomedin gene (GLDN) and has been known to be severely life-shortening, mainly due to respiratory ...
Benjamin Eurich +5 more
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Validation of the Arabic Severe Respiratory Insufficiency Questionnaire [PDF]
BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2021 Background/objectives Assessment of Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQL) in patients with chronic respiratory insufficiency requiring Home Mechanical Ventilation (HMV) requires a valid measurement tool.
Marwan F. Alawieh +5 more
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Lipin1 as a therapeutic target for respiratory insufficiency of duchenne muscular dystrophy [PDF]
Frontiers in PhysiologyIn Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), diaphragm muscle dysfunction results in respiratory insufficiency which is a leading cause of death in patients. Mutations to the dystrophin gene result in myocyte membrane instability, contributing to the structural
Alexandra Brown +6 more
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