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PURPOSE: Pulmonary vascular dysfunction is common during acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), but there is controversy concerning prevalence and prognosis of cor pulmonale during protective ven...
The Pharmacological Approach to the Elderly COPD Patient.
The elderly patient (65 years and older) with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can be a challenge to the clinician. This begins with the correct and early diagnosis, the assessment of dis...
PURPOSE: Early prediction of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) requirement in term newborns with persistent pulmonary hypertension (PPHN), partially responding to inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) a...
Adult Stem Cells for Acute Lung Injury: Remaining Questions & Concerns.
Acute lung injury (ALI) or acute respiratory distress syndrome remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients. The pathophysiology of ALI involves complex interactions betwe...
Transfusion-related acute lung injury.
Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) developed into the leading cause of transfusion-related morbidity and mortality after the first description by Popovsky et al. approximately three decades...
Bulk Manufacture of Concentrated Oxygen Gas-Filled Microparticles for Intravenous Oxygen Delivery.
Self-assembling, concentrated, lipid-based oxygen microparticles (LOMs) have been developed to administer oxygen gas when injected intravenously, preventing organ injury and death from systemic hypoxe...
Central sleep apnea is common in patients with advanced heart failure. Apneic episodes are associated with hypoxemia, hypercapnia, and neurohumoral activation resulting in a rise in pulmonary vascular...
Objective-To compare the effects of 2 fractions of inspired oxygen, 50% and > 95%, on ventilation, ventilatory rhythm, and gas exchange in isoflurane-anesthetized horses. Animals-8 healthy adult horse...
BACKGROUND: Morbidly obese patients are at risk of hypoxemia at the time of induction of anesthesia. The aim of this study was to assess the possible increase in the safe apnea time with the use of Pr...
Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Oxygen Therapy: A Systematic Review of the Literature and Meta-Analysis.
Hypoxemia is an immediate consequence of obstructive sleep apnea. Oxygen (O2) administration has been used as an alternative treatment in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) who do not adhere...
News Articles
161 cases pending in the Granuflo Multidistrict Litigation: Now, AttorneyOne Can Provide Advice
According to court data updated on May 15, 2013, by the US Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation (MDL), there are 161 actions pending in the Granuflo MDL. In light of this news, AttorneyOne, a r...
STUART, FL--(Marketwired - May 16, 2013) - Liberator Medical Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: LBMH) today announced the financial results for its second fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2013. Sales for the three...
OxySure Systems Reports First Quarter 2013 Results
FRISCO, TX--(Marketwired - May 16, 2013) - OxySure® Systems, Inc. (OTCQB: OXYS) ("OxySure," or the "Company") today reported financial and operating results for the first quarter ended March 31, 201...
University General Health System Provides Market Guidance Regarding First Quarter Results
HOUSTON, TX -- (Marketwired) -- 05/16/13 -- University General Health System, Inc. (OTCQB: UGHS), a diversified, integrated multi-specialty health care delivery system, today announced certain preli...
MELVILLE, NY -- (Marketwired) -- 05/15/13 -- FONAR Corporation (NASDAQ: FONR), The Inventor of MR Scanning, reported its 3rd quarter fiscal 2013 and nine month financial results today, for the peri...
Boston Therapeutics Reports First Quarter 2013 Results
MANCHESTER, NH -- (Marketwired) -- 05/15/13 -- Boston Therapeutics, Inc. (OTCQB: BTHE) ("Boston Therapeutics" or "the Company"), a pharmaceutical company developing and commercializing complex carboh...
Bovie Medical Corporation Reports First Quarter Results and New Progress on J-Plasma(R)
MELVILLE, NY -- (Marketwired) -- 05/15/13 -- Bovie Medical Corporation (the "Company") (NYSE MKT: BVX), a manufacturer and marketer of electrosurgical products, today announced its financial results...
Medigene reports financial results for the first quarter of 2013
Medigene AG / Medigene reports financial results for the first quarter of 2013 . Processed and transmitted by Thomson Reuters ONE. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement...
CARLSBAD, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 05/14/13 -- International Stem Cell Corporation (OTCQB: ISCO) (www.internationalstemcell.com) ("ISCO" or "the Company"), a California-based biotechnology company deve...
Atlantic American Reports Increased Revenues in First Quarter
Insurance premiums increase 7.6% in 1st quarter 2013 compared to 1st quarter 2012 Life and health insurance premiums increase 15.4% in 1st quarter 2013 compared to 1st quarter 2012 Book...
Companies
OpenSpan provides technology and services that improves, accelerates and measures software- and data-driven work on the desktop, driving performance in front-office and back-offic...
IE is an independent medical education and communications company dedicated to providing high quality educational programs. IEâs mission is to develop education that improves...
Based on expertise gained by supporting over 500,000 surgeries, WebOps LLC helps medical device manufacturers and distributors accurately schedule and manage surgical cases to tig...
PolyTherics is a private UK biotech company that provides technology solutions to enable the development of better biopharmaceuticals. PolyTherics has developed proprietary techno...
Physician Therapeuticsâ medical foods are amino acid based, FDA-regulated medications specially formulated to meet the bodyâs increased nutritional requirements of disea...
The mission of the Alpha-1 Foundation is to provide the leadership and resources that will result in increased research, improved health, worldwide detection, and a cure for Alpha...
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BAC discovers, develops and manufactures affinity ligands and affinity purification products to support biopharmaceutical research and production. BACâs CaptureSelect affinit...
Orion Healthâs Patient Portal solution provides patients with access to their medical information. The patient can view relevant portions of their record, view appointments,...
WaveTec Vision, a privately held company, is the leader in wavefront-guided custom cataract⢠surgery. Their breakthrough intraoperative aberrometer system ORange® is the f...
Clinical Trials
The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of continuous positive airway pressure compared to standard treatment in preventing the need for intubation and mechanical venti...
COPD affects over 14 million people in the United States. It is the fourth leading cause of death and the only leading cause of death for which mortality rates are rising. Medical science...
Our previous data demonstrated that premature infants treated with inhaled nitric oxide at birth had improved neurodevelopmental outcomes at two years corrected age. We now wish to determi...
Lung Protective Ventilation in Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy (PTE) Patients
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is caused by unresolved thromboemboli in the pulmonary arteries, which lead to pulmonary hypertension and, left untreated, right heart...
Incidence of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Pregnancy
Obstructive sleep apnea is a condition characterized by obstruction of the upper airways and episodes of apnea and hypopnea during sleep. It is associated with significant adverse health...
The Canadian Nocturnal Oxygen (CANOX) Trial
Background: Long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) is the only component of the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that improves survival in patients with severe daytime h...
Sevoflurane Versus Propofol for Intubation in Neonatal Intensive Care
Endotracheal intubation is a painful and stressful procedure, which is associated with acute increases of blood pressure, intracranial pressure, bradycardia and hypoxemia with high morbidi...
The Safety of Flexible Bronchoscopy in Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension
Background Flexible bronchoscopy (FB) is one of the most common invasive procedures performed by pulmonologists (1) . Typically performed under topical anesthesia and conscious sedation,...
Antioxidant Replacement Therapy in Patients With Alcohol Abuse
Alcohol is one of the most commonly abused drugs in the world. Up to 40% of medical and surgical patients have alcohol related problems, and alcohol use accounts for more than 10% of U.S....
Reperfusion of ischemic myocardium, termed ischemia/reperfusion during the treatment of MI may result in paradoxical myocardial injury compromising myocardial salvage and left ventricular...
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Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome
A syndrome characterized by the clinical triad of advanced chronic liver disease, pulmonary vascular dilatations, and reduced arterial oxygenation (HYPOXEMIA) in the absence of intrinsic cardiopulmonary disease. This syndrome is common in the patients with LIVER CIRRHOSIS or portal hypertension (HYPERTENSION, PORTAL).
Pneumonia, Pneumocystis
A pulmonary disease in humans occurring in immunodeficient or malnourished patients or infants, characterized by DYSPNEA, tachypnea, and HYPOXEMIA. Pneumocystis pneumonia is a frequently seen opportunistic infection in AIDS. It is caused by the fungus PNEUMOCYSTIS JIROVECII. The disease is also found in other MAMMALS where it is caused by related species of Pneumocystis.
