Pulmonary edema is a critical condition where fluid accumulates in the lungs, causing leakage from blood vessels into air sacs normally filled with air for oxygen exchange. This accumulation impedes ...

Noninvasive respiratory support includes continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and bi-level ventilation (inspiratory and expiratory positive airway pressure); both modalities involve a ...

An 82-year-old woman with a history of congestive heart failure was admitted to this hospital for volume overload. Ascites, ...

Negative-pressure pulmonary edema (NPPE) occurs when a large, negative intrathoracic pressure is generated against an obstructed upper airway, causing fluid to shift into the lung interstitium. Young, ...

ACUTE opium intoxication is not commonly seen in American medical practice. However, two phenomena may well portend an increased incidence in the near future. Throughout the United States evidence of ...

Early reports of COVID-19 symptoms and the compelling need to quickly identify treatment options and curb the growing number of critically ill patients have led to erroneous and potentially dangerous ...

Colorado doctors are leading the charge to promote expanded research into high altitude illnesses, namely high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE), in an attempt to remove barriers in understanding the ...

Attempts to treat pneumonia typically focus on pneumonia-causing pathogens. However, at Charité–Universitätsmedizin Berlin, researchers have been exploring a different approach. They are trying to ...

At normal doses, the drug's adverse effects are minimal, with the majority being attributed to acute withdrawal effects. A recent report published in the American Journal of Case Reports describes the ...