Pulmonology

Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) is a breathing disorder that affects newborns. RDS rarely occurs in full-term infants. The disorder is more common in premature infants born about 6 weeks or more before their due dates. It usually develops in the first 24 hours after birth. RDS is more common in premature infants because their lungs aren't able to make enough surfactant. Surfactant is a liquid that is produced from the alveolar type two cells and coat the inside of the lungs. It breaks up the

The indication of tracheostomy includes (1) needed or long-term ventilator dependent due to acute respiratory failure (2) traumatic injury or neuromuscular disease requiring airway, or mechanical ventilator support or both(Cheung & Napolitano, 2014). However, we should also consider the patient's physiological needs, the patient's expectations, the characteristics of the disease, and the side effects and surgical risk posed by intubation vs. tracheostomy. According to 1989 recommendations, for patients

The overall goal of my laboratory is to study the mechanism of alveolar type II cell injury in emphysema. The mechanism of this disease pathophysiology is not well known. There is a very limited therapeutic strategy against emphysema. This disease is a primary indication for lung transplantation. However, this also leads to high mortality related to cardiovascular problems. Therefore, our projects are focused on identification of potential novel therapeutic targets and have translational and clinical

12 Things We Can 3D Print in Medicine Right Now Kaiba Gionfriddo was born prematurely in 2011. After 8 months, his lung development caused concerns, although he was sent home with his parents as his breathing was normal. Six weeks later, Kaiba stopped breathing and turned blue. He was diagnosed with tracheobronchomalacia, a long Latin word that means his that windpipe was so weak that it collapsed. He had a tracheostomy and was put on a ventilator – the conventional treatment. Still, Kaiba would

F. SPUTUM INDUCTION 1. Purpose: Sputum induction is a procedure to create extra moisture in the airways of the lungs to help a patient cough up secretions 2. Policy: Respiratory Care Services provides the equipment and therapy according to physician's orders for obtaining sputum samples for analysis. Respiratory Therapy will use 3% saline in a standard nebulizer for the sputum induction 3. Responsibility: Physicians need to fill out a respiratory consult for medication, indicating therapy

INTRODUCTION Cytomegalovirus (CMV) pneumonitis is an infrequent diagnosis seen in AIDS/HIV infected patients. The exact pathogenesis and role of disease is not well understood. In case reports available, the extent of disease ranged from minimal interstitial pneumonitis to severe diffuse alveolar damage. CASE DISCUSSION A 52-year-old previously well Caucasian male presented with three weeks of progressive dyspnea and hypoxia. Chest radiograph demonstrated bilateral airspace disease with mild

Respiratory Incorporated is need in an update in the healthcare database. What is needed is a system that is user friendly, self-explanatory, updates in real time, and can organize patient information securely. This system needs to be able to patient contact information; list patient name, date of birth/sex, primary physician(s) and team, home address and phone number(s), and email. Then list the patient medical information; diagnosis, chemistry, radiology, pathology, progress notes, treatment(s)

A 76 year old Asian Immigrant from China came into the hospital with his wife who was 73 at the time. He comes in constantly for check ups due to his hypertension. The patient had a history of smoking and was diagnosed with cold about 2 years ago. His Xray test revealed a 3 1/2 cm mass on the lower right lobe. The CT scan also also showed lymphadenopathy and a 3cm mass on the left adrenal gland. The needle biopsy diagnosed for non small cell lung cancer. A PET scan also showed an increase in uptake

Treat sinusitis naturally: Breath easy and relieve sinus pressure with these remedies. This article lists a number of ways of treating sinusitis naturally. Sinusitis is a chronic illness that causes a person’s sinuses, cavities in the facial bones, to get irritated and swell, narrowing and possibly blocking their drainage channel. Most sinuses drain more than a quart of mucus every day, but sinusitis does not allow this to happen, resulting in symptoms such as fatigue, headaches, postnasal drip,

Pumpless Extracorporeal Lung Assist is a technology that was developed to treat patients with ARDS. PECLA is an alternative to ECMO, and was developed for adults. It is different from ECMO because it relies on the pressure created by the heart of the patient to move the blood through the cannulas. The same membrane used in the filters of ECMO are used in PECLA. The device is small and one patient use only. The PECLA can be hooked up to an oxygen flow of 1-12 L/minute, and the ARDS patients were