Thoracic Key

Fig. 1.1 Trajectories of dying from lung disease. The rate at which lung diseases progress is highly variable. Sudden death is a feature of catastrophic illnesses such as severe pneumonia….

Fig. 3.1 Bronchial artery embolization. Bronchial arteriography showing an abnormal dilated bronchial artery (a) which was the source of massive hemoptysis. The bleeding was stopped by bronchial artery embolization which…

Airway clearance techniques   Forced expiratory technique (“huffing”)  Autogenic drainage  Active cycle of breathing  Postural drainage  Positive expiratory pressure devices  Chest wall oscillation devices  Cough assistance techniques   Glossopharyngeal (“frog”)…