Pulmonary Fibrosis

Jul 1, 2016 by in RESPIRATORY Comments Off on Pulmonary Fibrosis

Autoimmune disease Female:Male ratio Special features Scleroderma 5:1 Computed tomography (CT) findings include nonspecific interstitial pattern (NSIP) bilateral ground-glass opacities (GGOs), with rare progression to usual Survival after diagnosis = 6–8 years…

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Developmental Lung Disease

Jul 1, 2016 by in RESPIRATORY Comments Off on Developmental Lung Disease

Fig. 9.1 Summary of stages of lung development from embryonic to postnatal life Table 9.1 Sex differences at various lung developmental stages Developmental stage Main events Airway structure development (branching…

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The Physiological Challenges of the 1952 Copenhagen Poliomyelitis Epidemic and a Renaissance in Clinical Respiratory Physiology

Jul 1, 2016 by in RESPIRATORY Comments Off on The Physiological Challenges of the 1952 Copenhagen Poliomyelitis Epidemic and a Renaissance in Clinical Respiratory Physiology

Fig. 22.1 Weekly admissions of patients with poliomyelitis to the Blegdam Hospital in Copenhagen in July to December 1952. Note the very rapid increase in the first part of August….

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Joseph Black, Carbon Dioxide, Latent Heat, and the Beginnings of the Discovery of the Respiratory Gases

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Fig. 9.1 Joseph Black (1728–1799). (From http://​en.​wikipedia.​org/​wiki/​File:​Joseph_​Black_​b1728.​jpg) Black’s pioneering work on carbon dioxide assures him a major place in the history of physiology. However he did much more. In fact…

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