CDC Respiratory Virus Updates [PDF]
CDC is posting updates on the respiratory illness season here every ...
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Cause of respiratory paralysis: kidney, not the lung [PDF]
Emergency Care Journal, 2015 Hypokalemia is a common electrolyte abnormality and if neglected, it may be fatal. This type of electrolyte abnormality is seen in distal renal tubular acidosis (RTA).
Laxmikant Ramkumarsingh Tomar +3 more
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Type 2 respiratory failure secondary to left hemidiaphragmatic paralysis [PDF]
, 2022 This case describes an uncommon presentation of type 2 respiratory failure secondary to left hemidiaphragmatic paralysis. Emphasis is on the multitude of possible causes of hemidiaphragmatic paralysis and how to manage such a presentation. https://bit.ly/
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Automatic facial analysis for objective assessment of facial paralysis [PDF]
, 2009 Facial Paralysis is a condition causing decreased movement on one side of the face. A quantitative, objective and reliable assessment system would be an invaluable tool for clinicians treating patients with this condition. This paper presents an approach
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Prevalence and attributable health burden of chronic respiratory diseases, 1990-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 [PDF]
, 2020 Background: Previous attempts to characterise the burden of chronic respiratory diseases have focused only on specific disease conditions, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or asthma.
Soriano, Joan B. +2 more
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An increase in reports of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) in the United Kingdom, 1 January 2018-21 January 2019: early findings [PDF]
, 2019 During 2018, the United Kingdom experienced an increase in reports of cases of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP). As at 21 January 2019, 40 cases had been identified with a peak in October 2018.
The United Kingdom Acute Flaccid Paralysis Afp Task Force,
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Systems for the management of respiratory disease in primary care - an international series: United Kingdom [PDF]
, 2010 INTRODUCTION: The UK National Health Service (NHS) is essentially publicly funded through general taxation. Challenges facing the NHS include the rise in prevalence of long-term conditions and financial pressures.
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Viruses, 2018 Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) caused a large outbreak in the summer and fall of 2014 in the United States. It causes serious respiratory disease, but causation of associated paralysis is controversial, because the virus is not routinely identified in ...
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Enhancement of K+ conductance improves in vitro the contraction force of skeletal muscle in hypokalemic periodic paralysis [PDF]
, 1990 An abnormal ratio between Na+ and K+ conductances seems to be the cause for the depolarization and paralysis of skeletal muscle in primary hypokalemic periodic paralysis.
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