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May 01, 2005 - 2003, 17-year-old Jessica Santillan died at Duke University Medical Center due
to a mismatched heart-lung
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July 01, 2003 - Her lung exam revealed diffuse-end expiratory wheezes and decreased breath sounds at the bases.
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September 27, 2023 - Sedative drugs unfortunately increase the risk of aspirating regurgitated stomach contents into the lungs … Avoiding face mask ventilation prevents blowing regurgitated stomach contents from the oropharynx into the lungs … If the patient then aspirated food into his lungs, the hospital and provider might have been regarded
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May 01, 2003 - Ventilation-perfusion scans can be useful if the patient has
relatively normal lungs. … Massachusetts Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Anaesthesia), Harvard Medical School Chair, Pediatric
Acute Lung
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January 01, 2023 - • Given his severe lung damage and the anticipated need for very slow
weaning from the ventilator … Patients with COVID-19 lung injury should also be evaluated for
extended tracheostomy tubes, but unfortunately
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August 04, 2021 - sitting or standing, extremely obese patients have markedly reduced functional residual capacity, and lung … ventilation, improves the laryngoscopist's view during direct laryngoscopy, and most importantly recruits lung
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July 08, 2022 - In Case 1, the patient received general anesthesia to undergo bronchoscopic lung
biopsies, which are … often performed in patients with chronic lung disease who face a significant risk of
complications
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January 01, 2018 - a little bit like a charade in that you know
you're not going to find anything in listening to the lungs … , when the patient has symptoms of heart failure or shortness of
breath, you need to listen to the lungs
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February 28, 2024 - benefit if patients have cardiorespiratory risk
factors such as recent myocardial infarction, chronic lung … Prone positioning can be beneficial in aspiration as gastric contents are directed away from
the lungs
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March 18, 2020 - benefit if patients have cardiorespiratory risk factors such as recent myocardial infarction, chronic lung … Prone positioning can be beneficial in aspiration as gastric contents are directed away from the lungs
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January 29, 2021 - the diaphragm in a cephalad direction with the positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) exerted on the lungs … Overweight, Obesity and lung function in children and adults- a meta-analysis.
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April 01, 2008 - lookout for injury to surrounding structures (such as arteries, other veins, nerves, thoracic duct, lung … high-risk patients, and especially for patients with thrombocytopenia, due to the decreased risk of lung
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June 01, 2015 - indicated to diminish severe inflammatory manifestations of the infections (e.g., Pneumocystis carinii lung … Lung. 2007;185:249-255. [go to PubMed] 2. Garcia-Vidal C, Calbo E, Pascual V, et al.
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June 28, 2023 - Given his severe lung damage and the anticipated
need for very slow weaning from the ventilator, the … Patients with COVID-19 lung injury should also be evaluated for extended
tracheostomy tubes, but unfortunately
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October 02, 2019 - October 28, 2016
How timely is diagnosis of lung cancer? … Cohort study of individuals with lung cancer presenting in ambulatory care in the United States.
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January 14, 2011 - Appendicitis
June 1, 2003
WebM&M Cases
The Dropped Lung
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January 29, 2021 - In Case 1, the patient received general anesthesia to undergo bronchoscopic lung biopsies, which are … often performed in patients with chronic lung disease who face a significant risk of complications like
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July 20, 2010 - 2003, 17-year-old Jessica Santillan died at Duke University Medical Center due to a mismatched heart-lung
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August 20, 2018 - He had normal heart sounds and a soft systolic murmur heard best at the apex; his lungs showed faint … subsequent information to the contrary Normal initial laboratory blood work, vital signs, crackles on lung
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December 18, 2024 - damage.1 Forty percent of drowning victims are children under 5 years of age.2 Inhaling water into
the lungs … a near-drowning in freshwater, as in the present case, water is usually absorbed rapidly from the
lungs