Sentences with phrase «of lung collapse»

Pressing his case for bail further, Uche disclosed that Senator Bala Mohammed has a very serious health condition with a long history of lung collapse and disorder, and noted that his health situation deteriorated seriously while he was in custody of the EFCC.

Surfactant is essential for the exchange of gases in lungs and helps in the prevention of lung collapse when the baby exhales.

My niece was born addicted to opiates on Christmas of last year, both of her lungs collapsed and she went through severe withdrawals.

It has taken them two years now to finally be willing to address the weight issues which resulted from the hormonal imbalances as a result perhaps of menopause however as a result of the extreme weight gains the bottom of my lungs collapsed, I have now become diabetic and I have horribly high cholesterol as well as they have found something wrong with my right ventricle in my heart.

Not exact matches

Continuous positive airway pressure; nasal prongs (short or long) provide a small amount of air, oxygen and pressure into the lungs to help the baby breathe on his / her own by keeping the lungs from collapsing.

Three New York State corrections officers were arrested by FBI agents this morning on conspiracy and fraud charges in connection with the beating of an inmate who sustained numerous broken bones and a collapsed lung, and had his dreadlocks ripped out.

The result is that the small airways collapse during expiration, leading to an obstructive form of lung disease (airflow is impeded and air is generally «trapped» in the lungs in obstructive lung diseases).

Rescue workers and those who survived the Twin Towers» collapse were bathed in the dust, which contained particles of sizes ranging from the millimeter scale down to nanometers in width, the right size to embed deep in the lungs if inhaled.

A phenomenon linked to smoking known as expiratory central airway collapse — or ECAC — may have a stronger connection to underlying lung disease than previously believed, according to new research findings reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

The patient doesn't collapse climbing the stairs, short of breath, until his lungs are functioning at 10 percent capacity.

During 48 dives in August 2011, each lasting an average of 6 minutes and reaching more than 300 meters deep, the sea lion's lungs collapsed at about 225 meters down — and then re-expanded at the same depth during the mammal's ascent.

But in about one out of 2,100 live births, for some reason, a portion of the airway is floppy and collapses, blocking outside air from reaching one or both lungs.

To combat the effects, diving mammals that reach depths of over 1000 metres, such as elephant seals and sperm whales, allow their ribcage and lungs to collapse, squeezing the air out.

This can lead to a serious complication called pneumothorax, where air enters the chest cavity, potentially causing collapse of the lung.

Clinical applications Part of the reason dolphins are expert divers is because they can collapse their alveoli, the little sacks on the lungs that monitor air flow, and then open them up again, «but humans can't do that,» Fahlman said.

(D) 1 — gross photograph of lungs at necropsy; the lungs failed to fully collapse upon opening the chest, and a single ∼ 1.5 cm focus of dark red discoloration (hemorrhage) can be seen in the left caudal lobe.

The primary outcome is in - hospital mortality, and secondary outcomes include the complications of BSI such as septic shock, acute kidney injury (AKI), acute lung injury (ALI) / acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), ischemic liver injury, and a collapsed dependent variable of «poor clinical outcome» that is defined as the presence of any of the above complications.

We often treat people who have fallen off of high ladders, which results in serious and extensive injuries (head trauma, collapsed lungs).

However, I also read JP Barral's book where he notes in the autopsy's he's done, those who had pneumothoraxes / atelectisis (collapsed lungs) all had hiatal hernias from the movement of the organs due to pressure changes in the thorax.

Lynne had been swimming for more than an hour; she needed to get out of the water to rest, but she realized that if she did, the young calf would follow her onto shore and die from collapsed lungs.

Angie had a couple of serious fractures for which surgery had been required, she lost a spleen, there was a collapsed lung and she had a titanium rod in a femur, but the big issue was the head injury — there had been an impressive laceration on the back of her head and while there was no open fracture, her brain began to swell and the neurosurgeon implanted a shunt to drain the edema.

The range of diseases that need to be ruled out include Kennel cough, infection, collapsing trachea, laryneal paralysis, heart disease, heartworms, lungworms, fungal diseases and lung tumors.

In the diagram you can see that more air moves freely in and out of the lungs in the normal dog's airway, but the dog with the collapsed airway has less air flowing through it.

Eventually, the larynx collapses, causing the animal to be unable to move a sufficient amount of air into the lungs.

Only the affected portions of lung tissue should receive coupage, since performing it on healthy lung tissue can lead to lung collapse.

In the animal with a cough or any other breathing problem, the veterinarian will use a number of tools to determine if the cause is heart disease, lung disease (such as collapsing trachea) or both (which is often the case in older dogs).

But somehow she managed to have just a collapsed lung and some internal bleeding that took care of itself.

Less common signs of heartworm infection include vomiting, neurologic signs, collapse and sudden death.9 Many cats are able to overcome this phase of the disease process — and in some cases completely clear the heartworm infection — but not without damaging the small blood vessels in the lungs during the process.6, 7

The xray showed that her pleural space, which is the area between the lungs and the ribcage, was full of fluid causing her lungs to collapse.

On necropsy, the general pulmonary pathology of infected cats is similar to that of infected dogs: muscular hypertrophy of the main vessels of the lungs, villous endarteritis, and cellular infiltrates of the adventitia (the outmost layer of the blood vessels; FIGURE 5).2 Obviously, finding adult worms or fragments would be consistent with death due to lung collapse related to worm death.

It has no effect on progression of lesions in the lungs, as evidenced by radiography.2 An emergency dose of an oral or injectable glucocorticoid should be given to the owner in the event of a severe episode of collapse or dyspnea, to allow them time to get the cat to an emergency facility for additional treatment.

Unfortunately, one of the primary signs of adult heartworm death in cats is sudden death of the host.2 This has been attributed to circulatory collapse and respiratory failure from acute pulmonary arterial infarction and acute lung injury.2 Acute respiratory collapse may occur with or without previous clinical signs.

Ultrasound of thoracic masses (need to be close to the body wall, sometimes requires general anesthesia to collapse the affected lung lobe)

Adult worms live in the vessels of the lungs surrounding the heart and can cause severe disease in the lungs leading to coughing, exercise intolerance, weight loss, collapse, or congestive heart failure.

The ability of the heart to serve as a pump is diminished, and clinical signs of DCM occur secondary to either decreased delivery of oxygenated blood to the body (lethargy, weakness, weight loss, collapse), or to congestion of blood in the lungs (coughing, increased respiratory rate and / or effort, abdominal distention) or both.

The damage to the lung blood vessels from the worms, creates extra resistance for the heart to pump against and often episodes of collapse occur with exercise.

Duke was referred to us by Bedford Greenwich Animal Hospital for a spontaneous pneumothorax — a sudden accumulation of air in his chest, causing his lungs to collapse.

Dogs: For various conditions such as Kennel Cough (Bordetella), Canine Flu, Bacterial Pneumonia, Aspiration Pneumonia, Pulmonary Contusions (bruised lungs from trauma), Bronchitis, Lung Cancer, Collapsing Trachea, Fungal Infections (Valley Fever (Coccidiomycosis), Blastomycosis, Histoplasmosis, Cryptococcus, Aspergillosis...), viral infections, and more - Open - Air will be of benefit.

Collapsing Trachea is really a disease of the cartilage which comprises the rings of the trachea, the tube which carries the air that your pet breathes down the throat and towards your pet's lungs.

She sustained severe head, face and chest trauma, including a collapsed lung, blown - out eye socket, bleeding of the brain, fractures to the nose, jaw and eye and a severe concussion.