The main concern with air insufflation is air embolism but this was not observed clinically in any of the present cases. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Moreover, it presents a death from metastatic sarcoma thirteen years after the appearance of the primary bone lesion, an event which seems worthy of emphasis in view of Crowell's recent analysis of the Bone Sarcoma Registry data (5). [cancerres.aacrjournals.org]

Mason, MD now presents the fifth edition in full color with new images and highlighted clinical elements. [books.google.com]

• Collapse

  […] of lung 33.33 - Pneumoperitoneum for collapse of lung 33.34 - Thoracoplasty 33.39 - Other surgical collapse of lung Browse Medical Billing and Coding Databases: ICD-9-CM ICD-9 V. 3 ICD-10-CM ICD-10-PCS HCPCS NDC Copyright eMedCodes.com 2017 All Rights [emedcodes.com]

  The lung collapses when the air enters the pleural space. Scattered adhesions may afford only a partial collapse. Effusion may occur in about one third of the cases. Hazards include pain, infection, and respiratory distress. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

  A ‘pneumothorax’ is a medical emergency caused by the collapse of a lung within the chest cavity. [www2.warwick.ac.uk]

  In 1822 James Carson originated the concept and principles of inducing a collapse after discovering the elasticity of the lungs in animal experiments. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

  Collapse therapies include: pneumothorax, phrenic paralysis, and thoracoplasties. [museumofhealthcare.ca]

• Pain

  The pain assessment scores and complications induced by the artificial pneumothorax were recorded and analyzed by a CT scan follow-up. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

  The pain decreased considerably immediately after this procedure. No complication related to the creation of the artificial pneumothorax was observed. Creation of an artificial pneumothorax is a safe and effective method for pain relief. [okayama.pure.elsevier.com]

  […] pneumothorax was created to prevent pain. [indianjcancer.com]

• Surgical Procedure

  British Surgical Practice, Volume I describes the diagnosis, physiology, symptoms, treatment, and appropriate surgical procedure of various health problems. [books.google.com]

  SURGICAL PROCEDURES  RESECTIONAL PROCEDURES *LOBECTOMY * SEGMENTECTOMY *PNEUMONECTOMY *PLEUROPNEMONECTOMY  OTHER OPERATIONS *DECORTICATION *CLOSURE OF BPF *RIB RESECTION / ELOESEIER FLAP  PHYSIOLOGICAL LUNG EXCLUSION 12. [slideshare.net]

  As a purpose-built sanatorium, the design and equipment chosen reveal attitudes towards the most effective means of treatment in the 1930s, with the emphasis on open air and surgical procedures. [thefightagainsttuberculosis.wordpress.com]

• Fever

  Fevered Lives underscores the shifting meanings of consumption/tuberculosis in an extraordinarily readable cultural history. [books.google.de]

  […] examination bullae cent chemical pleuritis chest wall clavicles collapsed lung condition of lungs Constitutional symptoms coughing cyanosis diaphragm disease displacement embarrassment of respiration emphysematous bleb Endo-bronchial lesions exogenous origin fever [books.google.com]

  Haug Browse recently published Learning/CME Learning/CME View all learning/CME CME Case 3-2019: A 70-Year-Old Woman with Fever, Headache, and Progressive Encephalopathy Caplacizumab Treatment for Acquired Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura Randomized [nejm.org]

  Fevered Lives: Tuberculosis in American Culture since 1870. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1996. Texas Medical Center Library, Pneumothorax apparatus. Virginia Commonwealth University Library, Robinson Pneumothorax Apparatus. [cardioquip.com]

• Dentist

  Acknowledgements The author thanks Dusan Caricevic, a retired physician and dentist in Montréal, Quebec, for contributing these photographs. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

  Dusan Caricevic Footnotes Previously published at www.cmaj.ca Acknowledgements: The author thanks Dusan Caricevic, a retired physician and dentist in Montréal, Quebec, for contributing these photographs. [cmaj.ca]

• Dyspnea

  In Voge and Anthracite’s study, 89% reported pain associated with their SP and 61% reported some degree of dyspnea, or difficulty breathing (1986). [pilotfriend.com]

  DISCUSSION Acute chest pain and dyspnea are common symptoms in patients who visit the emergency department. [ceemjournal.org]

• Amphoric Breathing

  […] them, and giving rise to musical overtones. (3) The state of the diaphragm and mediastinum has no influence on the presence or absence of amphoric breathing. (4) The patient's position modifies the quality of amphoric breathing. (5) Inflammation of the [kundoc.com]

• Purpura

  Haug Browse recently published Learning/CME Learning/CME View all learning/CME CME Case 3-2019: A 70-Year-Old Woman with Fever, Headache, and Progressive Encephalopathy Caplacizumab Treatment for Acquired Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura Randomized [nejm.org]

• Encephalopathy

  Haug Browse recently published Learning/CME Learning/CME View all learning/CME CME Case 3-2019: A 70-Year-Old Woman with Fever, Headache, and Progressive Encephalopathy Caplacizumab Treatment for Acquired Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura Randomized [nejm.org]

• Headache

  Haug Browse recently published Learning/CME Learning/CME View all learning/CME CME Case 3-2019: A 70-Year-Old Woman with Fever, Headache, and Progressive Encephalopathy Caplacizumab Treatment for Acquired Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura Randomized [nejm.org]

• Atelectasis

  الصفحات المحددة الصفحة 29 جدول المحتويات المراجع عبارات ومصطلحات مألوفة adhesions between lung affected side altitude anoxia apparently healthy persons artificial pneumothorax aspiration of air atelectasis barometric pressure bleeding breath sounds Bronchoscopic [books.google.com]

  COMPLICATIONS  B P F -Causes +ve sputum,MDRTB, Diabetes,Rt pneumonectomy ,Prior irradiation  EMPYEMA  Atelectasis & Pneumonia  Wound Infection  P O Bleeding  Post Pneumonectomy Pulm. Oeema 17. DECORTICATION Pre operative Post operative 18. [slideshare.net]

  Some variants of the gas bubble: 1 - uniform; Mr. partial pneumothorax; 3 - partial pneumothorax with Trevignano the growths (subject to correction); 4 - negative selective pneumothorax; 5 - positive selective pneumothorax with atelectasis. Fig. 2. [medicalency.com]

  […] to the standards drafted by Ye et al. [9] Complete ablation is indicated by lesion disappearance, complete cavernous formation, fibrotic progression or scar, solid nodule involution or no change, without contrast enhanced signs on the CT scan, and/or atelectasis [indianjcancer.com]

The patients of two groups were all given standard treatments with anti-tuberculous drugs. Treatment group received artificial pneumothorax to help the cure. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The prognosis for tension pneumothorax is not as good. In this condition, the patient's heart may fail, causing death in a short period of time. Tension pneumothorax must be treated as a medical emergency. [encyclopedia.com]

Recent aids to the prognosis of tuberculosis. Lancet 229: 247-252. [jameslindlibrary.org]

Despite their popularity, these institutions are not thought to have had much effect on recovery rates, especially since they tended to only treat the patients with the best prognosis. [thefightagainsttuberculosis.wordpress.com]

Airman are removed from the flight program or denied entry if an attack has occurred within the three year period preceding the medical exam unless it has been surgically corrected with a good prognosis. [pilotfriend.com]

Abstract An etiologically important role of chronic tuberculous empyema for development of pleural lymphocytic lymphoma of B-cell type has been suggested. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The various types of thoracic retraction and scoliosis are discussed and the underlying etiologic factors analyzed. [jamanetwork.com]

The gene encoding folliculin ( FLCN ) is thought to be the etiology of Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome. Multiple mutations have been found, and phenotypic variation is recognized. [emedicine.medscape.com]

The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease publishes articles on all aspects of lung health, including public health-related issues such as training programmes, cost-benefit analysis, legislation, epidemiology, intervention studies and [ingentaconnect.com]

The filtrable forms of the tubercle bacillus, the increasingly important role of BCG vaccination, the epidemiological researches carried out by means of skin reactions which have brought out the frequency of primary infection in the adult and the danger [kundoc.com]

Zhang Y: Epidemiology of esophageal cancer. World J Gastroenterol 2013;19:5598-5606. Cuschieri A, Shimi S, Banting S: Endoscopic oesophagectomy through a right thoracoscopic approach. J R Coll Surg Edinb 1992;37:7-11. [karger.com]

When the MRC set up a Committee of Tuberculosis in Wartime in 1941, this was not concerned with treatment, but with epidemiology and prevention, which were considered more fruitful avenues to pursue or more urgent in wartime (MRC report 1939-1945). [jameslindlibrary.org]

The underlying pathophysiology of pneumothorax is reviewed in this section. Spontaneous pneumothorax Spontaneous pneumothorax in most patients occurs from the rupture of blebs and bullae. [emedicine.medscape.com]

Its Control and Prevention provides an introduction to the understanding of tuberculosis, a contagious lung disease caused by tubercle bacillus. This book discusses the characteristics, causes, treatment, control, and prevention of this disease. [books.google.com]

The eventrated diaphragm was plicated with several rows of nonabsorbable sutures in the anterolateral-to-posterolateral direction to prevent injury to the main phrenic nerve. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

PREVENTION Preventative measures for noninjury related pneumothorax include not smoking and having respiratory problems treated whenever they occur. Sometimes pneumothorax occurs in both lungs, or in one lung more than once. [encyclopedia.com]

Screening and prevention of colorectal cancer Source: Finnish Medical Society Duodecim This article is freely available only to users in the UK. [evidence.nhs.uk]

Parietal pleurectomy is preferred to pleurodesis as a treatment for aircrews due to its increased effectiveness at preventing recurrence. [pilotfriend.com]