Fundus examination of the left eye revealed segmented retinal artery occlusion and macular edema with a cherry-red spot ... His hemoglobin dropped to 85 g/L. CT scans of the chest and abdomen, along ...

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Figure 1. Chest CT scan depicting increase in diffuse density of the lungs, bilateral ground glass opacities, and dorsal consolidation of lungs because of pulmonary infiltrates, supporting acute ...

What is pulmonary stenosis in children? Pulmonary stenosis is a birth defect of the heart (congenital). It can happen when the pulmonary valve doesn’t grow as it should in a baby during the first 8 ...

TREATMENT of experimental pulmonary edema with ethyl alcohol as an antifoaming agent has been described by Luisada. 1 However, no clinical experience with this agent has as yet appeared in the ...

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Negative-pressure pulmonary edema (NPPE) occurs when a large, negative intrathoracic pressure is generated against an obstructed upper airway, causing fluid to shift into the lung interstitium.

Heart failure develops when the heart is weakened and has difficulty pumping blood efficiently throughout the body. This can cause pulmonary edema—an excess build-up of fluid in the lungs that reduces ...

What is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)? COPD is a term that refers to a group of lung diseases that can interfere with normal breathing. According to the American Lung Association, more ...