Pleural Fluid LDH Levels Linked to Shorter Survival in Lung Cancer Patients
A retrospective study of 71 lung cancer patients found that higher pleural fluid lactate dehydrogenase was associated with shorter overall ...
Tag: BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis mimicked deadly lung bleeding on CT scans in one patient
A case report describes bird-related hypersensitivity pneumonitis in an 80-year-old man whose CT scan mimicked alveolar hemorrhage.
Simple spirometry index flags hidden upper airway obstruction in lung clinic patients
A retrospective study of 244 spirometry patients found the expiratory disproportion index identified three upper airway obstructions later confirmed by ...
Custom Silicone Bronchial Occluders Stop Refractory Hemoptysis in Small Case Series
A retrospective case series of four patients reports that bronchoscopically placed, custom-made sutured silicone bronchial occluders achieved cessation of refractory ...
Albumin-Corrected Anion Gap Flags Early Death Risk in ICU COPD Patients
A retrospective MIMIC-IV study of 585 ICU patients with acute COPD exacerbation found elevated albumin-corrected anion gap linked to higher ...
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