Lower respiratory infections may be found in your lungs or breathing airways. They can be caused by viral infections like the severe flu or bacterial infections like tuberculosis. Lower respiratory infection symptoms include a severe cough that may produce mucus (phlegm), cause shortness of breath,...
The CDC has carried out laboratory testing of fluid samples collected from the lungs of 29 patients with e-cigarette- and vaping-associated lung injury (EVALI). They found vitamin E acetate in all of the samples. Vitamin E acetate is used as an additive, most notably as a thickeni...
At MedExpress, we treat a range of respiratory illnesses, such as bronchitis, pneumonia and RSV, which affect the lungs and cause coughing, wheezing, difficulty breathing and other symptoms.
Diagnosis and risk stratification of infections and chronic illnesses of the airways and lungs by means of Pro-Vasopressin, in particular Copeptin or Neurophysin IIThe diagnosing and risk level assessing device for lung infections involves detection of provasopressin (proAVP) or fragments and part-...
cough, Gounder said. But RSV and other respiratory illnesses like COVID can go into the lungs and cause pneumonia. Gounder suggests monitoring young children for high temperatures, difficulty breathing or blue coloring under their nails or on their lips, which would be "severe signs" of ...
Elevated plasma levels of histone 2B were detected in HP and SARC, suggesting it to be a potential blood indicator for inflammatory diseases of the lungs. Conclusions In this study, the proteomic changes in bronchoalveolar lavage of DBRI patients were distinct from other NIMP exposure associated ...
1A and B). Based on the presence of dyspnea, nasal flaring, grunting, bilateral pleural effusions, and multilobar infiltrates of the lungs, the diagnosis of severe MPP was established. Oral azithromycin (10 mg/kg on day 1, followed by 5 mg/kg/day once daily on days 2–7), intravenous...
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NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials announced a breakthrough Friday into the cause of a mysterious outbreak of vaping illnesses, reporting they have a “very strong culprit.” The same chemical compound was found in fluid taken from the lungs of 29 patients across the country, the Cente...
The invention describes a means for the treatment of diseases of the tracheo-bronchial tract, particularly of COPD.