Pulmonology

The length of time on invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) increases the potential for numerous severe and even life-threatening complications, such as volutrauma, barotrauma, infection, damage to vocal...

A 63-year-old man was admitted to the emergency department with left flank pain radiating into his chest. He had initially presented to an outside hospital and was transferred after 24 hours of observation...

A 60-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with blunt thoracic trauma after a head-on motor vehicle accident.

A 56-year-old woman presented to the pulmonary clinic after hospital discharge for a severe exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. In the last 12 months, she has presented to the hospital...

Compared to other chronic airway disorders like asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), bronchiectasis is generally among the least understood. This may be due, in part, to the sheer volume...

A 28-year-old man was referred to the allergy/immunology clinic by his primary care physician for recent episodes of wheezing and an elevated blood count.

A 64-year-old woman with diaphoresis presented to a community medical center following 2 days of pain due to a lump on the left side of her neck.

Allergic asthma comprises up to 90% of asthmatic cases in the pediatric population. Among this population, studies have shown that as much as one in every two patients experience inadequate control of their...

A 68-year-old woman presented to the emergency room with pleuritic left-sided chest pain associated with shortness of breath and a productive cough with clear sputum but no hemoptysis.

A 37-year-old gravida two para one woman at 35 weeks and 3 days of gestation presented to labor and delivery triage with a two-day history of gestational hypertension, headaches, and visual disturbances. ...