NBA’s CJ McCollum Sidelined with Pneumothorax
New Orleans Pelicans guard CJ McCollum has been diagnosed with a "small" pneumothorax and will be out indefinitely to undergo medical evaluation, according to the NBA.
Category: Other Acute Disorders
Other Acute Disorders
Latest
Other Acute Disorders
Latest
Care Approach Reduces Hospital Stay of Opioid-exposed Newborns
The “Eat, Sleep, Console” (ESC) care approach to be more effective than using the Finnegan Neonatal Abstinence Scoring Tool to assess and manage opioid-exposed newborns.
Other Acute Disorders
Latest
Restrictive Oxygenation Not Harmful After Cardiac Arrest
A restrictive oxygenation target in comatose patients resuscitated after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest does not worsen survival or neurological outcome compared with a liberal target, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2022.
Genetic Variant Leads to Fatal Case of Pediatric Interstitial Lung Disease
A genetic variant in a surfactant-producing protein led to a fatal case of interstitial lung disease in a two-year-old child, according to an analysis of the child’s lung tissue.
Read More
Noninvasive Ventilation Mitigates Harm to Preterm Infants Suffering Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Noninvasive ventilation methods for respiratory distress syndrome have gained attention in recent years due to rising incidence of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in intubated infants.
Read More
Antibody MIS-C Treatment Works by Depleting Neutrophils
Intravenous immune globulin—a common treatment for multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C)—likely works by depleting immune cells called neutrophils.
Read More
Disseminated Coccidioidomycosis Mimics Lung Cancer
A case study presented at Chest 2021 reports that the fungal infection coccidioidomycosis may have varied clinical presentations, including mimicking lung cancer.
Read More
Peptide-coated Endotracheal Tubes Target Airway Bacteria
A coating applied to endotracheal tubes can release antimicrobial peptides that target infectious bacteria and reduce upper-airway bacterial inflammation during intubation.
Read More
Opioid Overdose Deaths Increased 38% in Black Americans
A new NIH study found that non-Hispanic Black individuals in four US states experienced a 38% increase in the rate of opioid overdose deaths from 2018 to 2019, while the rates for other race and ethnicity groups held steady or decreased.
Read More
Glucocorticoids Added to IVIG Benefitted MIS-C Patients
Patient with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children treated initially with intravenous immune globulin and glucocorticoids had reduced risk for serious short-term outcomes than those treated with IVIG alone.
Read More
Probiotics Tied to Fewer Upper Respiratory Symptoms in Obese, Older Adults
Daily probiotic use was associated with fewer upper respiratory symptoms in obese patients as well as adults over age 45, according to a new study.
Read More
High-flow Oxygen Therapy and BiPAP: Two Complementary Strategies to Fight Respiratory Failure
Respiratory failure due to hypoxemia and/or hypercapnia calls for oxygen therapy, positive pressure support, and possibly ventilatory support. Care for these patients may escalate and require higher flow, FiO2, and more complex devices and intensive monitoring.
Read More
CFF Grant to Advance Nitric Oxide Therapy for NTM Pulmonary Disease
Over $2 million in CFF funding will support research into high concentration inhaled nitric oxide for the treatment of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Pulmonary Disease (NTM).
Read More
Children with Sepsis from Low-income Neighborhoods Have Greater Length of Hospital Stay
Children being treated for sepsis stayed in the hospital longer if they lived in low-income ZIP codes compared to those who were from high-income ZIP codes, according to research at SCCM 2021.
Read More
Bronchitis Before Age 7 Tied to Adult Asthma, Pneumonia
People who had bronchitis at least once before the age of seven are more likely to develop lung problems in later life, according to research presented at the virtual ERS 2020.
Read More