Presentation
Reactive airways disease, in particular exercise-induced asthma, could present with chest pain and shortness of breath after exercise. Wheezing does not have to be present. [aafp.org]
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When extensive subcutaneous and mediastinal gas is present, airway compression may also occur. [emedicine.medscape.com]
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Two days after undergoing PFT, the patient presented to the emergency room with significantly worsened dyspnea. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Entire Body System
- Surgical Procedure
Correspondence to: ABSTRACT : Third molar surgery is the most common surgical procedure in the oral cavity. [scielo.conicyt.cl]
procedures but are the surgical approaches or techniques used to gain entry into the chest. [thoracics.org]
Another surgical procedure used for emphysema patients is lung transplantation. Transplantation may involve one or both lungs. However, it is a risky and expensive procedure, and donor organs may not be available. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]
Respiratoric
- Pulmonary Disorder
Floyer was studying pulmonary (lung) disorders and described the characteristic prolonged expiration and progressive nature of emphysema. [humanillnesses.com]
These two diseases are often referred to as one disorder called chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Emphysema is most common among people aged 50 and older. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]
Face, Head & Neck
- Neck Swelling
The patient may remain asymptomatic or may have symptoms such as chest pain, dyspnea, dysphagia, dysphonia, coughing, and/or neck swelling. Our patient had neck swelling and dysphagia after coughing. [mjdrdypu.org]
Workup
Thus, patients without (1) fever >38 °C; (2) oxygen desaturation Thus, a better understanding of this condition would have avoided unnecessary irradiation of this young woman (the only workup the patient needed was a simple Chest X-ray Study). [link.springer.com]
Treatment
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Intravenous paracetamol treatment in the management of patent ductus arteriosus in extremely low birth weight infants. Neonatology. 2013;103:166-69. [ Links ] 14. [revistaspp.org]
Without treatment, the infant will die within a few days after birth, but if oxygen can be provided, and the infant receives modern treatment in a neonatal intensive care unit, complete recovery with no after-effects can be expected. [healthofchildren.com]
Aerosol treatments. These treatments may involve solutions of saline, often mixed with a bronchodilator, which are then inhaled as an aerosol. The aerosols thin and loosen secretions. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]
Prognosis
The prognosis is much better for babies weighing over 1500 g. Prevention Antenatal corticosteroids (dexamethasone) accelerate fetal surfactant production and lung maturation. [patient.info]
Overall, the prognosis for patients with emphysema is poor, with a survival rate for all those with COPD of four years, and even less for emphysema. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]
Prognosis If an infant born with RDS is not promptly treated, lack of an adequate oxygen supply will damage the body's organs and eventually cause them to stop functioning altogether. Death is the result. [healthofchildren.com]
Prognosis Up to 50% of patients who suffer from a pneumothorax will have another or a recurring pneumothorax. However, there are no long-term complications after successful treatment. [physio-pedia.com]
Etiology
Pneumomediastinum mainly affects previously healthy young men. 6 Pulmonary alveolar rupture is the most common etiology. [aafp.org]
Patients with secondary causes of pneumomediastinum usually present with a history that readily suggests an etiology of prior trauma or procedural instrumentation. [clinicaladvisor.com]
Etiologies of spontaneous pneumomediastinum in children of different ages. Pediatr Neonatol. 2009 Oct. 50(5):190-5. [Medline]. Haam SJ, Lee JG, Kim DJ, Chung KY, Park IK. [emedicine.medscape.com]
Joannides M, Tsoulsos GD: The etiology of interstitial and mediastinal emphysema. Arch Surg 1930; 21:333-339. 11. [ispub.com]
Wintermark M, Schnyder P (2001) The Macklin effect: a frequent etiology for pneumomediastinum in severe blunt chest trauma. Chest 120:543–547 CrossRef PubMed Google Scholar 4. [link.springer.com]
Epidemiology
LeFlore PhD, RN, NNP-BC, CPNP-AC & PC, ANEF Page 2 Left-sided PIE Epidemiology Increased incidence Resuscitation at birth Respiratory distress syndrome Meconium aspiration syndrome Pulmonary hypoplasia Treatment with mechanical ventilation Decreased incidence [elearn.uta.edu]
Epidemiology The incidence and severity are related inversely to the gestational age of the infant. It affects approximately one half of infants born at 28-32 weeks of gestation. It may (rarely) occur at term. [patient.info]
The cause or associated trigger was "idiopathic" in 33%. [47] Epidemiology Frequency United States The epidemiology of pneumomediastinum reflects that of the associated disease states, when present. [emedicine.medscape.com]
Pathophysiology
History and etymology The pathophysiologic process was first proposed by C C Macklin in 1939 2. Promoted articles (advertising) [radiopaedia.org]
Resuscitation at birth Respiratory distress syndrome Meconium aspiration syndrome Pulmonary hypoplasia Treatment with mechanical ventilation Decreased incidence Ventilation strategies that minimize barotrauma and volutrauma Surfactant replacement therapy Pathophysiology [elearn.uta.edu]
The specific pathophysiology and manifestations vary depending on cause. [merckmanuals.com]
The pathophysiology was demonstrated by Macklin in animal studies 4 ). [kjim.org]
Pneumomediastinum in pregnancy: Two case reports and a review of the literature, pathophysiology, and management. Obstet Gynecol 1984;64:39S-43. [ PUBMED ] 4. Yellin A, Gapany-Gapanavicius M, Lieberman Y. [mjdrdypu.org]
Prevention
The results confirm the intimate relationship of pulmonary barotrauma, as reflected by the occurrence of alveolar rupture during positive pressure inflation of the lungs, to the subsequent development of bronchopulmonary dysplasia and that prevention [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
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The amount of atelectasis, pulmonary congestion or obstruction that prevents expansion of lung is clinically not quantitatively measurable, so that no exact rule for time and pressures can be established that will be completely safe. [pediatrics.aappublications.org]
Prevention of injury to the cervical fascia during facial bone contouring surgery should be the first priority. [e-aps.org]
Prevention The best way of preventing RDS is to delay delivery until the fetal lungs have matured and are producing enough surfactant, generally at about 37 weeks of pregnancy. [healthofchildren.com]