Dyspnea can stem from serious conditions like pulmonary edema and pneumothorax or more benign causes like ... CHF commonly presents with dyspnea, orthopnea, and peripheral edema, with diagnosis ...

Edema, or fluid retention, does not always require treatment. However, a doctor will address any underlying causes and may prescribe medications such as furosemide or heparin to reduce fluids in ...

Background: Clinical diagnosis of pneumonia is difficult and chest radiographs often indeterminate, leading to incorrect diagnoses and antibiotic overuse. Objective: To determine if serum ...

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.

Objective To develop the first prediction model based on the common clinical symptoms of high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE), enabling early identification and an easy-to-execute self-risk prediction ...

Conclusion We developed a risk score that combines TB contact, number of TB symptoms and CXR abnormality to estimate individual risk of pulmonary TB among presumptive TB cases. Though the score is ...

Laboratory examinations have been utilized for clinicians to early differentiate pneumonia and pulmonary edema; however, none can provide results as prompt as radiology examinations, such as portable ...

Background: Patients with heart failure (HF) often display dyspnea associated with pulmonary congestion, along with intravascular congestion, both may result in urgent hospitalization and subsequent ...

For most mammals, including humans, a rise in pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) is an early and inevitable consequence of ascent to high altitude. Resting mean PAP increases along a parabolic curve from ...