Cystic fibrosis is a rare genetic disease which can cause very serious symptoms. In particular, patients suffer from chronic bacterial infections that can lead to respiratory failure. It is caused by mutations in the CFTR ...
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In the majority of cases, children who catch COVID won't end up suffering serious illness. Kids have fewer symptoms, less severe disease, and tend to recover faster than adults.
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In a recent randomized clinical trial of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 and cardio-metabolic risk factors, the sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor dapagliflozin did not significantly reduce patients' risk ...
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Lying face down in a prone position is thought to improve outcomes for patients in intensive care with COVID-19. But a trial published by The BMJ today suggests that many patients cared for in hospital wards with COVID-19 ...
Mar 23, 2022
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Scientists have discovered a new family of helpful proteins in the lung, with the finding potentially paving the way for a new course of treatment for patients with respiratory failure.
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Survival of pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) hospitalization for respiratory failure is associated with a reduction in IQ scores relative to matched biological siblings, according to a study published in the March 1 issue ...
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The current trend of using two cannulas to place most newborns in respiratory failure on life-sustaining extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), one in the right internal jugular vein and a second in the right common ...
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Newborns in respiratory failure who require the life-sustaining support of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) also require transfusion of red blood cells. But a new study indicates that the higher volume of these ...
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Almost a third (32 of every 100) of older adults infected with COVID-19 in 2020 developed at least one new condition that required medical attention in the months after initial infection, 11 more than those who did not have ...
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Inflammation is a defense mechanism of the body to fight pathogens. However, when it is widespread and excessive, it can aggravate the pathology and even cause death. One of the ways in which this excessive response occurs ...
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The termrespiratory failure, in medicine, is used to describe inadequate gas exchange by the respiratory system, with the result that arterial oxygen and/or carbon dioxide levels cannot be maintained within their normal ranges. A drop in blood oxygenation is known as hypoxemia; a rise in arterial carbon dioxide levels is called hypercapnia. The normal reference values are: oxygen PaO2 greater than 80 mmHg (11 kPa), and carbon dioxide PaCO2 less than 45 mmHg (6.0 kPa). Classification into type I or type II relates to the absence or presence of hypercapnia respectively.
