Normal oxygen levels can miss severe breathlessness driven by carbon dioxide

A study led by biomedical scientist Erica Heinrich at the University of California, Riverside, highlights a critical gap in ...
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Estrogen Levels by Age: What’s Normal—And When You Should Talk to a Doctor

Estrogen levels naturally fluctuate throughout your life. Here’s how to tell if your estrogen levels are normal for your age, ...
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We Asked a Doctor How to Use ChatGPT to Understand Your Lab Results

If you’ve ever had bloodwork done, you know that understanding the clinical terms and lab values can feel like reading a foreign language. ChatGPT and other large language models (LLMs) can be a ...

Low-oxygen treatment helped diseased mice live three times longer. Could humans benefit?

Oxygen isn't always a good thing. Of course, people—and most organisms—cannot live without it. But oxygen can also be quite ...
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Respiratory physiotherapy as a tool to allow and optimize lung donation.

Lung donation is complex and sometimes the secretion retention makes it impossible. We report a case of a patient that was screened as potential lung donor with PaO2/FiO2 ratio below range. As in ...
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Non-invasive High-Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation as Initial Respiratory Support for Preterm Infants With Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the safety and feasibility of nHFOV as initial respiratory support in preterm infants with RDS. Results: Respiratory outcomes showed that the rate ...
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Lung Injury Is a Predictor of Cerebral Hypoxia and Mortality in Traumatic Brain Injury

Background: A major contributor to unfavorable outcome after traumatic brain injury (TBI) is secondary brain injury. Low brain tissue oxygen tension (PbtO2) has shown to be an independent predictor of ...
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Subacute Massive Pulmonary Embolism Diagnosed by Transesophageal Echocardiography

A 78-year-old man presented with a 1 week history of breathlessness. He had no chest pain, cough, hemoptysis or any other symptoms. Past medical history was unremarkable. Initial examination revealed ...