A retracted eardrum, also called tympanic membrane atelectasis, is a condition where the eardrum gets pulled inward toward the middle ear. Normally, the eardrum (or tympanic membrane) acts as a ...

Pain that feels like it’s in the back of your lungs can come from injuries, infections, or problems with the lung lining, ribs, or nearby muscles. Health conditions that can cause lung pain in your ...

Introduction: General anesthesia causes pulmonary atelectasis within few minutes of induction. This can have significant impact on postoperative outcome of cancer patients undergoing prolonged ...

Due to the inherent ambiguity in medical images like X-rays, radiologists often use words like "may" or "likely" when describing the presence of a certain pathology, such as pneumonia. Science X Daily ...

THE present study was undertaken to determine if the pattern of ventilation, by itself, may influence oxygenation during anesthesia and surgery. The hypothesis was examined that progressive pulmonary ...

Bibasilar atelectasis happens when the lower parts of both lungs collapse, often due to surgery. It causes shortness of breath and a productive cough. Treatment includes breathing exercises, airway ...

Nitrous oxide is an anaesthetic gas which has been used for more than 160 years for inducing anaesthesia and keeping patients anaesthetized throughout an operation. It is also known as 'laughing gas'.

Despite advances regarding patient care in the last few decades, breathing complications as a result of lung injury after surgery such as pneumonia are the leading cause of sickness and death in ...

Graham and his group 1 broadened the pathological definition to include any inflammatory process leading to hilar lymphadenopathy. A review of the literature reveals that sarcoidosis is rarely ...

Children are at higher risk of atelectasis due to their anatomical and physiological particularities. Several physiotherapy techniques are used to treat atelectasis, but only four studies cite methods ...