Furthermore, atelectasis occurring during general anaesthesia is associated with reduced lung compliance, compromised oxygenation, elevated pulmonary vascular resistance and postoperative pulmonary ...

Abstract Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the performance of three machine learning models—K-Nearest Neighbors (KNN), Support Vector Machine (SVM), and Neural Network (NN)—for predicting the ...

Dr. Rachel M. Ancar (Medicine): A 91-year-old man presented to the emergency department of this hospital because of worsening dyspnea on exertion, weight loss, and eosinophilia. The patient had been ...

This is a retrospective study of the history, roentgenology and autopsy pathology when appropriate of all infants with severe respiratory-distress syndrome who required twenty-four hours or more of ...

A 60-year-old woman nonsmoker presented with a 3-month history of progressive dyspnea, cough, sputum production, and weight loss. She worked as a librarian in an old building and reported no prior ...

Dr J M FitzGerald, Respiratory Clinic, Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre, 2775 Heather Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V5Z 1M9, Canada. BACKGROUND Airway wall thickening has been ...

Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome (CAPS) is a life-threatening variant of antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) that is characterized by widespread, rapidly progressing thrombosis involving 3 or more ...

The American Heart Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics provide these pediatric advanced life support guidelines focusing on resuscitation during cardiopulmonary resuscitation and ...

The diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE) is usually established by a combination of clinical assessment, D-dimer testing, and imaging with either pulmonary ventilation–perfusion (V/Q) scintigraphy or ...

Correspondence to Dr Harm Tiddens, Department of Paediatric Pulmonology and Allergology, Erasmus MC Sophia Children Hospital, Rotterdam, 3015 CN, The Netherlands; h.tiddens{at}erasmusmc.nl Background ...

The American Heart Association’s 2025 Adult Basic Life Support Guidelines build upon prior versions with updated recommendations for assessment and management of persons with cardiac arrest, as well ...

A retracted eardrum occurs when the eardrum is pulled deeper into the middle ear, causing ear pain and hearing loss. Conditions like ear infections or allergies can block the eustachian tube, causing ...