Presentation
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]
Entire Body System
- Chest Discomfort
No complications occurred, except for mild chest discomfort in one patient. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Respiratoric
- 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]
Treatment
An equal volume of gas was extracted after the treatment. RESULTS: The treatment was completed in 35 patients. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
British Surgical Practice, Volume I describes the diagnosis, physiology, symptoms, treatment, and appropriate surgical procedure of various health problems. [books.google.com]
Prognosis
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]
Etiology
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 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]
Epidemiology
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]
Pathophysiology
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]
Prevention
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]
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]
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]
Parietal pleurectomy is preferred to pleurodesis as a treatment for aircrews due to its increased effectiveness at preventing recurrence. [pilotfriend.com]