Pulmonary System Articles & Analysis
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It plays a pivotal role in the host defense system by degrading bacterial proteins, remodeling extracellular matrices, and shaping inflammatory responses. ...
Failure of Medical Therapy in ADHF: an Ode to the Kidneys The pathophysiology of fluid retention in ADHF in patients with advanced disease has been detailed previously (Figure 2A).21 In brief, reduced circulating blood pressure and cardiac output due to impaired contractility activates baroceptors, stimulates the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, and releases nonosmotic ...
A postnatal diagnosis of valvar pulmonary stenosis with supra-systemic RV pressures was confirmed via echocardiogram. The following day he was brought to the cardiac catheterization lab where he underwent a balloon dilation of the pulmonary valve. During the catheterization, ventilation became problematic, resulting in pH of 7.10 and PaCO2 88-95 ...
Normally, Cryptococcus molds are capable of causing severe infections only in humans with compromised immune systems, such as AIDS and cancer patients or those undergoing immune system suppression for organ transplantation. Unlike other forms of Cryptococcus, C. gattii can affect persons with normal immune systems, resulting in severe ...