Clinical progress note: Pertussis
Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.Abstract Pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, is a vaccine‐preventable respiratory disease with rising incidence due to declining vaccination rates and waning immunity. The most severe disease course is seen in unvaccinated or incompletely vaccinated infants less than 2 months of age, accounting for the largest burden of hospitalization and ...
Samantha Hanna, Nicole Samies
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Subcutaneous emphysema: a rare manifestation of a perforated diverticulitis in a patent inguinal canal [PDF]
, 2018 Patients with complicated diverticulitis rarely present with extraperitoneal manifestations but the manifestation of subcutaneous emphysema appears even more seldom.
Charbonney, Emmanuel +3 more
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PadChest: A large chest x-ray image dataset with multi-label annotated reports [PDF]
, 2019 We present a labeled large-scale, high resolution chest x-ray dataset for the automated exploration of medical images along with their associated reports.
Bustos, Aurelia +3 more
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Long‐Term Follow‐up of Percutaneous Dilatational Tracheostomy in the Intensive Care Unit
The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.By comparing percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy (PDT) in the intensive care unit (ICU) to the established baseline of surgical tracheostomy (ST) outside of the ICU, this study aimed to inform clinical practice guidelines and enhance the overall care of critically ill patients requiring tracheostomy interventions, with a particular focus on ...
Ram Patel +7 more
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Amiodarone-Induced Pulmonary Toxicity - A Frequently Missed Complication. [PDF]
, 2016 IntroductionAmiodarone is often used in the suppression of tachyarrhythmias. One of the more serious adverse effects includes amiodarone pulmonary toxicity (APT).
Dang, Natasha +4 more
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Postoperative Fluoroscopic Appearance After Flexible Endoscopic Zenker's Diverticulotomy
The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.We perform a retrospective study on patients undergoing flexible Zenker's diverticulotomy surgery and report changes in the objective fluoroscopic appearance as well as patient‐reported outcome measures. ABSTRACT Objective Flexible approach to treating Zenker's diverticulum (ZD) has gained traction in recent years. However, objective measures comparing
Shumon I. Dhar +7 more
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Spontaneous Lung Herniation Leading to Extensive Subcutaneous Emphysema, Pneumothorax, Pneumomediastinum, and Pneumopericardium. [PDF]
, 2018 Spontaneous lung herniation is a rare phenomenon in which the lung parenchyma along with the pleural membranes protrudes outside their usual boundaries and can lead to a wide variety of complications.
Ghani, Ali R. +4 more
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An Uncommon Cause of Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum and Subcutaneous Emphysema [PDF]
A 79-year-old gentleman presented with spontaneous pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema with pneumonia but no pre-existing lung disease. He presented with a 4-day history of increased shortness of breath, pleuritic chest pain, fevers, and non ...
Edwards, Michael +1 more
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Penetrating Laryngeal Trauma: Management of Severe Injuries Without Open Reduction Internal Fixation
The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.Thyroid and cricoid cartilage fractures that are displaced or have multiple fracture lines are traditionally managed with open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF). In practice, patients with penetrating laryngeal trauma may have small fragments of cartilage that are difficult to reduce and fixate.
Helen Hieu Nguyen +6 more
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JA Clinical Reports, 2019 BackgroundHeated, humidified, high-flow nasal cannula (HHFNC) oxygen therapy allows optimal humidification of inspired gas at high flows and creates a distending pressure similar to nasal continuous positive airway pressure [1].
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