During the first minutes of extrauterine life, the pulmonary circulation undergoes marked dilation with a 10-fold increase of pulmonary arterial flow, allowing the newborn lung to adapt and fulfill ...

A respiratory assessment seeks to identify changes to respiratory function. Recognising signs of deterioration and escalating a patient’s care can prevent emergencies and reduce further distress for ...

India, July 18 -- Collaborative innovation aims to strengthen early disease monitoring, clinical decision-making, and remote respiratory care Sehore : Researchers at VIT Bhopal University and ...

A series of portable respiratory function tests for patients with mild to moderate myasthenia gravis (MG) were found to be useful methods to diagnose previously unidentified at-risk cases for ...

Currently, venous thromboembolism, including deep vein thrombosis and acute pulmonary embolism (PE), is globally the third most frequent acute cardiovascular syndrome with rising incidence rates. The ...

Patient-controlled analgesia uses an infusion pump to administer analgesia to the patient intravenously in small bolus doses. Administration of the doses is controlled by the patient up to a ...

A pulmonary embolism occurs when a blood clot blocks one of the arteries in the lungs. A pulmonary embolism can happen after surgery if a blood clot forms inside one of the veins in the body and ...

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is characterized by radiographically evident interstitial infiltrates predominantly affecting the lung bases and by progressive dyspnea and worsening of pulmonary ...

The prevalence of pulmonary embolism among patients hospitalized for syncope is not well documented, and current guidelines pay little attention to a diagnostic workup for pulmonary embolism in these ...

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a rare, complex lung disease that’s important to diagnose early. An early diagnosis can delay significant lung damage. However, healthcare professionals can ...