Tag: Respiratory Problems: Misc.
More Lung Injury Seen With Vaping Cannabis Versus Vaping, Smoking Nicotine
'Wheezing or whistling' in chest nearly two times higher among teens who had used cannabis in electronic nicotine delivery systems
New Models Predict Risk for Ventilation, Death From COVID-19
Age not a predictor of which hospitalized COVID-19 patients will require ventilation
FDA Warns Not to Rely on Pulse Oximetry for Diagnosis, Treatment Decisions
Safety communication follows NEJM study showing risk for inaccuracy with use of pulse oximeters in those with dark skin pigmentation
Transplant Recipient Dies After Receiving COVID-19-Infected Lungs
Surgeon who handled the donor lungs also became infected and fell ill but recovered
Respiratory, Physical, Psych Sequelae ID’d After COVID-19 Discharge
Reduced exercise tolerance was most common symptom identified up to four months after hospital discharge
Lower Oxygen Target Does Not Cut Deaths in Respiratory Failure
Findings show no difference in mortality for lower-, higher-oxygenation target in adults with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure
Inhaled Treprostinil Beneficial in Pulmonary Hypertension
Exercise capacity improved, clinical worsening reduced for patients with pulmonary HTN due to interstitial lung disease
Perception of Not Returning to Full Health Common After COVID-19
47 percent experience fatigue, with no correlation between any measures of persistent disease and initial disease severity
Pulse Oximeter Readings May Be Inaccurate in Black Patients
Blacks more likely than Whites to have oxygen saturation of less than 88 percent on arterial blood gas while 92 to 96 percent on pulse oximetry
Early Tracheostomy May Be Considered in Severe COVID-19
Findings challenge recommendations to delay or avoid tracheostomy in this patient population
