[Screening for pulmonary veno-occlusive disease: A specific approach].
Published in Revue des maladies respiratoires
Published in Revue des maladies respiratoires
Published in Revue des maladies respiratoires
Nebulization is a drug delivery mode whose prescription and application remain uncertain. A guide to good practice has been proposed by the work group on aerosol therapy of the French Society for Respiratory Diseases, so-called GAT. The previous recommendations date from 2007. In addition to an update of data on nebulization, these expert recommend...
Published in Revue des maladies respiratoires
Surgery is the best treatment for early lung cancer but requires a preoperative functional evaluation to identify patients who may be at a high risk of complications or death. Guideline algorithms include a cardiological evaluation, a cardiopulmonary assessment to calculate the predicted residual lung function, and identify patients needing exercis...
Published in Revue des maladies respiratoires
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality, especially in cases of chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure. Following a prolonged debate, the indication and benefits of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) have been recently established. Although improved ventilation and reduction in hyperinflation appear to u...
Published in Revue des maladies respiratoires
Published in Revue des maladies respiratoires
Cerebral air embolism is a rare complication of flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy. It is a serious, life-threatening complication. The treatment consists of hyperbaric oxygen therapy. We report the case of cerebral air embolism that occurred in an 80-year-old woman after a flexible bronchial fibroscopy with bronchial spur biopsies. The patient showe...
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Common major pathogens like Pseudomonas aeruginosa are identified in the airways of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) and non-CF bronchiectasis. However, other opportunistic bacterial pathogens like Achromobacter xylosoxidans complex, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and non-tuberculous mycobacteria are currently emerging in CF and are also reported i...
Published in Revue des maladies respiratoires
Published in Revue des maladies respiratoires
Published in Revue des maladies respiratoires
The use of cannabis, cocaine or heroin can be responsible for many respiratory complications including asthma. The aim of this systematic literature review of data was to expose the relations between cannabis, cocaine or heroin use and asthma. Cannabis, cocaine or heroin use by inhalation may be responsible for respiratory symptoms (cough, wheezing...