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Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Immune category Age: <12 months Age: 1–5 years Age: 6–13 years CD4/μl (%) CD4/μl (%) CD4/μl (%) No immunosuppression ≥1500 (≥25) ≥1000 (≥25) ≥500 (≥25) Moderate immunosuppression 750–1499 (14–24) 500–999 (14–24) 200–499 (14–24)…
with Persistent Stridor
Cause Laryngomalacia Vocal cord paralysis Congenital or acquired congenital stenosis Laryngeal cleft Laryngeal membrane Subglottic hemangioma Laryngeal papillomatosis Cysts and laryngoceles Laryngeal condylomatosis Proximal tracheomalacia Foreign body Applied Physiopathology Stridor…
Circulation Membrane Oxygenation Therapy for Acute Respiratory Diseases
Fig. 73.1 Survival rate of newborns. Survival rate of 34,650 newborns after reported ECMO to the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO), grouped by cause of admission to ECMO (ERCP Extracorporeal…
30. Bronchiolitis
Fig. 30.1 Taxonomy of Paramyxoviridae virus RSV, particularly, expresses two superficial glycoproteins: fusion (F) protein and binding proteins (G). These glycoproteins are very important in the virus lack of effectiveness…
Children with Lung Infection
Pattern Incidence Causal agent Diffuse Common Pneumocystis Cytomegalovirus Mycobacterium Rare Cryptococcus Aspergillus Candida Nodular or cavitary Common Cryptococcus Bacteria Nocardia Aspergillus Mycobacterium Rare Legionella Septic embolism Focal Common Bacteria Cryptococcus…
Diseases in the Newborn
High pressures in the first breaths Expulsion of lung fluid Decrease in lung vascular resistance Constriction and functional closure of the arteriosus ductus High distensibility of the rib cage Low…
Bronchiolitis Obliterans
Fig. 47.1 Frequency of post-infectious bronchiolitis obliterans (PIBO) Table 47.1 Causes of bronchiolitis obliterans (BO) Transplant Graft versus host after bone marrow transplant Chronic rejection after lung transplant Infections Virus…
of Respiratory Muscular Function in Patients with Neuromuscular Diseases
Fig. 10.1 Flow/volume curves. (a) Patient with mild to moderate expiratory muscular compromise. The initial slope of a slow ascent is observed. The maximum expiratory flow (MEF) does not show…
with Respiratory Failure
Type Cause Respiratory drive Pharmacological Drug overdose, anesthesia Congenital Central hypoventilation syndrome Acquired Cerebrovascular accident Neuromuscular Cervical spinal cord injury Trauma Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy Guillain–Barré syndrome Anterior horn disease…
