Transcranial sonography is an important component of multimodal monitoring armamentaria in the neurocritical care unit and has multiple clinical applications. Common indications of transcranial sonography include vasospasm ...

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Introduction There is evidence of increased risk of admission with influenza in patients with untreated obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). There is however limited evidence of the impact of OSA on patients admitted with ...

PURPOSE: A pneumothorax is a clinical condition where gas occupies the pleural space. A tension pneumothorax (TP) is when a pneumothorax leads to hemodynamic instability due to obstructive shock. Most cases of primary ...

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Post-COVID lung impairment and diseases are major public health concern in the pandemic of COVID-19. Multiple etiological factors can lead to post-COVID respiratory symptoms, with post COVID fibrosis or diffuse parenchymal ...

A 32-year-old-man presented with a 2-year history of fatigue and weight loss. Two months before, he started having cough hemoptysis and dyspnea on minimal exertion. He also reported recurrent oral ulcers. He had no arthritis, ...

Asthma incidence and severity are increased in obese populations. Systematic reviews have shown benefit from weight-loss interventions on asthma outcomes, but the role of bariatric surgery is still unclear. In this review, ...

Hepatic hydrothorax is a challenging complication of cirrhosis related to portal hypertension with an incidence of 5–11% and occurs most commonly in patients with decompensated disease. Diagnosis is made through thoracentesis ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: There is a paucity of data regarding the incidence of structural brain lesions in children with new-onset unprovoked seizures. Our aim was to determine the frequencies and types of epileptogenic ...