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Short guide to prehospital treatment of acute respiratory failure [PDF]
Acute respiratory failure is a life-threatening emergency condition in which respiratory insufficiency leads to hypoxemia and hypercapnia. Breathing is, as one of the basic vital functions, dependant on the interaction of multiple organs and organic ...
Anđelić Slađana +6 more
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Study on 25 (OH) Vitamin D Status in Hospitalizied Children with Acute Respiratory Infections: Preliminary Results [PDF]
Our study aimed to determine and analyze the serum levels of 25 (OH) vitamin D and parathyroid hormone (PTH) to assess vitamin D deficiency as a risk factor for increased morbidity of acute respiratory infections (ARI) in childhood.
Gena Petkova, Boiko Shentov
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Mechanical Ventilation and Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygena tion in Acute Respiratory Insufficiency.
BACKGROUND Mechanical ventilation is life-saving for patients with acute respiratory insufficiency. In a German prevalence study, 13.6% of patients in intensive care units received mechanical ventilation for more than 12 hours; 20% of these patients ...
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Respiratory Involvement in Patients with Neuromuscular Diseases: A Narrative Review
Respiratory muscle weakness is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with neuromuscular diseases (NMDs). Respiratory involvement in NMDs can manifest broadly, ranging from milder insufficiency that may affect only sleep initially to severe
Athanasios Voulgaris +3 more
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We describe a 70 year-old independently ambulatory man with a 10-year history of progressive axial and limb-girdle weakness, hyperCKemia, and a 5-year history of dyspnea requiring nocturnal ventilatory support due to a known c.1309C>T (p.Arg437Cys ...
Jennifer M. Martinez-Thompson +2 more
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The aim of this study was to develop and validate the professional translation and cultural adaptation of the Portuguese Severe Respiratory Insufficiency (SRI) Questionnaire.
C. Ribeiro +4 more
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Malnutrition in patients with severe respiratory insufficiency can lead to severe complications, justifying the use of objective nutritional assessment techniques, such as bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA), which is an easy, noninvasive method of ...
Kyle, U. G. +5 more
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Clinical and Radiographic Features of Pycnodysostosis with Emphasis on Dentofacial Problems
Pycnodysostosis (PDO) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by cathepsin K deficiency which plays an important role in bone metabolism. Among clinical features of this disease which are mainly caused by altered bone remodeling are craniofacial ...
Hossein Aghili +2 more
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Hereditary myopathy with early respiratory failure: case report
Background Hereditary myopathy with early respiratory failure (HMERF) is a rare myopathy that affects respiratory muscles in the early course of the disease leading to respiratory insufficiency. It is caused by mutation in titin (TTN) gene.
Milutin Petrovic +4 more
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Extracerebral manifestations of acute cerebral insufficiency in patients in critical condition
Acute cerebral insufficiency is a life-threatening condition defined by a loss of basic and higher nervous activity, as well as neuronal regulation of vital organs.
A. A. Zadvornov, E. V. Grigoriev
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