RESPIRATORY
Chronic altitude illness
24 Chronic altitude illness Introduction Chronic mountain sickness Historical Epidemiology of CMS Clinical aspects of CMS Hemodynamics Prevention Treatment Pathophysiology of CMS with normal lungs Excessive erythrocytosis with lung disease…
Genetics and genomics of exposure to high altitude
6 Genetics and genomics of exposure to high altitude Introduction History Variation at the molecular level Omics analysis Candidate genes Hypoxia-inducible factors Description of hypoxia-inducible factors HIF responses to hypoxia…
Pneumothorax After Transthoracic Needle Biopsy of the Lung
History of Present Illness A 79-year-old man presented to the outpatient pulmonary clinic with upper right opacity that was demonstrated on chest radiography, which had been performed during follow-up for…
Primary Spontaneous Right Pneumothorax in a Patient With Pulmonary Bullae
History of Present Illness A 35-year-old Caucasian man presented to the emergency room with sudden worsening of breathlessness, right chest pain, and dry cough. Past Medical History He worked as…
Posttraumatic Hemothorax and Pneumothorax in a Patient on Oral Anticoagulant
History of Present Illness A 58-year-old Caucasian man was taken to the emergency room (ER) after a motorcycle accident (collision with a car). The patient had thoracic and head trauma….
