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• TTE - Pulmonary Embolism - Mcconnells Sign

  
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  There are several variants in TTE - Pulmonary Embolism - Mcconnells Sign . You can find 10 of them in the video below: You can also download the individual clips for your reference below: TTE - Acute Pulmonary Embolism-1  ( Alternate Download ) TTE - Acute Pulmonary Embolism-2  ( ...
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• The skinny on Roflumilast (Daliresp) for COPD

  
  Notes from Dr. RW — Authority: 140
  Nice review here.
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• PulmCCM: Read More

  
  Student Doctor Network — Authority: 126
  Matt Hoffman, founder and director of PulmCCM, speaks about what led him to found the website and his plans for its future.
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• Review of eosinophilic lung diseases

  
  Notes from Dr. RW — Authority: 140
  Free full text from Medscape.
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• What? You say I have blood clots in my lungs??!!

  
  Notes from Dr. RW — Authority: 140
  Can you dissolve them? What if they move?For a conversation starter share this JAMA patient information article.
  2 weeks ago

• EKGs, RSV and other letters I hate

  
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  I should have known last night when Parker climbed up into my lap and promptly zonked out that something was up. My kid that is constantly moving at the speed of light, slowing down enough to fall asleep by 7:00 p.m. We’ve been dealing with lots of mucus and super junky lungs. This morning Parker woke up and ...
  2 weeks ago

• Do vein filters help or harm?

  
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  In 2010, the Food and Drug Administration issued a medical alert warning consumers that inferior vena cava vein filters could potentially move or break, causing medical emergencies. Matt Johnson, M.D., is co-chairing a study to measure the safety and efficacy of vein filters over a five-year period. The IVC is the ...
  3 weeks ago

• WORLD MALARIA DAY ~ OKLAHOMAN dies of HANTAVIRUS ~ RABIES reports from AK, FL, MD, & NC.

  
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    World Malaria Day is commemorated on April 25, the date in 2000 when 44 African leaders met in Abuja, Nigeria, and committed their countries to cutting malaria-related deaths. In the last decade, increased funding and political commitment have led to a scale-up of effective malaria prevention and control ...
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• Non-evidence based use of IVC filters

  
  Notes from Dr. RW — Authority: 140
  Recent paper here in JAMA Internal Medicine. Variability may be driven by the paucity of high level data, variable resources at different hospitals and marked variations in current guidelines.Perspective offered here in Medpage Today.
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• NuvaRing Bellwether Lawsuits in New Jersey Dismissed Before Trial

  
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  Seven NuvaRing “bellwether” lawsuits pending in New Jersey state court, which were selected as test cases for early trial dates, have been dismissed after the judge presiding over the state court litigation determined that the plaintiffs do not have sufficient evidence to establish that the manufacturer of the ...
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• What is COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) ?

  
  HealthStatus - How is your health? — Authority: 128
  Groups of lung diseases that cause severe lack of oxygen are considered chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases or COPD. Chronic bronchitis and emphysema are the most common COPD conditions. Chronic bronchitis is an inflammation of the lining of your bronchial tubes. These tubes carry air to and from your lungs. ...
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• MONTANA college student attacked by GRIZZLY ~ NEW MEXICAN diagnosed with state’s first case of HANTAVIRUS this year ~ MOUNTAIN LION alert issued by CALIFORNIA authorities ~ TICKS at CALIFORNIA and WASHINGTON test positive for LYME DISEASE ~ MOSQUITO in TE

  
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  Grizzly. Photo by Jean-Pierre Lavoie. Wikimedia Commons. Montana 04/20/13 missoulian.com: by Vince Devlin – A Salish Kootenai College student was attacked and mauled by a grizzly bear less than a mile from the campus Friday morning. Less than three hours later, the college cancelled classes and asked ...
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• Aspirin: should we add it to our pneumonia order sets?

  
  Notes from Dr. RW — Authority: 140
  It has been known for a while now that pneumonia is a short term risk factor for acute coronary syndrome. So it recently occurred to some investigators to see if adding an aspirin a day to the regimens of pneumonia patients would help. The results were startling: ..the rates of ACS at 1 month were 1.1% (n=1) in the ...
  4 weeks ago

• 18-Year-Old with Respiratory Failure

  
  Now@NEJM: A Communications Blog — Authority: 132
  In the latest Case Record of the Massachusetts General Hospital, an 18-year-old woman was admitted to this hospital because of pulmonary infiltrates and respiratory failure. Three weeks before admission, fever, cough, and painful pharyngitis developed. Diagnostic tests were performed. In a young patient without ...
  4 weeks ago

• Bitter Taste May Battle Asthma

  
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  The post Bitter Taste May Battle Asthma appeared first on Innovation Toronto. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: key updates on guidelines and therapeutics

  
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  Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive lung condition typically affecting adults over 50 years old. There are limited approved treatment options and several complications associated with the condition, which can make treating patients with the condition a challenge. A review supplement presenting 7 ...
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• The asthma-COPD overlap syndrome

  
  Notes from Dr. RW — Authority: 140
  ACOS, reviewed here. From the review:ACOS accounts for approximately 15–25% of the obstructive airway diseases and patients experience worse outcomes compared with asthma or COPD alone. Patients with ACOS have the combined risk factors of smoking and atopy, are generally younger than patients with COPD and ...
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• Acupuncture For Cigarette Smoke Lung Damage – New Research – HealthCMi

  
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  16 April 2013 New research finds that acupuncture heals injuries to the lungs due to cigarette smoke exposure. Acupuncture demonstrated a significant reduction in anti-inflammatory biochemicals suggesting that it may be effective in treating the resultant COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The study ...
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• Infective Endocarditis

  
  Now@NEJM: A Communications Blog — Authority: 132
  Diagnosis of endocarditis is usually based on clinical, microbiologic, and echocardiographic findings. Treatment involves antimicrobial therapy targeted to the identified organism. Surgical indications include heart failure, uncontrolled infection, and prevention of embolic events. The latest article in our Clinical ...
  5 weeks ago

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