Johan Wang, specialty registrar in radiology. The author has completed the ICMJE form and declares no conflicts of interest. A man in his seventies was diagnosed with stage IIIA lung cancer occupying ...

THE present study was undertaken to determine if the pattern of ventilation, by itself, may influence oxygenation during anesthesia and surgery. The hypothesis was examined that progressive pulmonary ...

Bibasilar atelectasis happens when the lower parts of both lungs collapse, often due to surgery. It causes shortness of breath and a productive cough. Treatment includes breathing exercises, airway ...

While U.S. neonatal deaths have generally decreased in recent decades, mortality because of slow fetal growth and malnutrition increased annually by almost 2 percent from 1999 through 2022, according ...

Graham and his group 1 broadened the pathological definition to include any inflammatory process leading to hilar lymphadenopathy. A review of the literature reveals that sarcoidosis is rarely ...

Hi, I have been recently coughing alot especially at night continously and often felt pain in my lower back and also pain in my legs. I took an exray yesterday & in the report it was mentioned that " ...

Due to the inherent ambiguity in medical images like X-rays, radiologists often use words like "may" or "likely" when describing the presence of a certain pathology, such as pneumonia. Science X Daily ...

Children are at higher risk of atelectasis due to their anatomical and physiological particularities. Several physiotherapy techniques are used to treat atelectasis, but only four studies cite methods ...

Abstract: Patients with acute lung injury or acute respiratory distress syndrome (ALI/ARDS) are vulnerable to ventilator-induced lung injury. Although this syndrome affects the lung heterogeneously, ...

Bibasilar atelectasis is when there is a collapse in the bottom part of both lungs. It can cause symptoms such as shortness of breath, coughing, wheezing, and more. Atelectasis is a partial or total ...

Background: Atelectasis describes a collapsed of the lung, either a part or all of a lung with or without mediastinal shift. Obstructive atelectasis, also known as resorptive atelectasis, which is ...