Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is widely used in the treatment of respiratory and cardiovascular failure in neonatal patients. The authors present a case of a child with hemoglobin SS… (More)
Photographic evidence of the process of proliposome hydration is provided together with comprehensive particle size analysis of both hydrated dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine:… (More)
BACKGROUND
There is controversy over whether colonization with drug-resistant organisms is a contraindication to lung transplantation.
METHODS
We undertook a retrospective review of the results of… (More)
Bedside measurement of respiratory frequency is commonly performed in a cursory manner and judged to be of little clinical importance. However, in a recent study of patients being weaned from… (More)
A patient with polysplenia syndrome, dextrocardia, left atrial isomerism, normal great vessel relationships, and no intracardiac shunts developed progressive cyanosis and clubbing. Pulmonary… (More)
A familial lymphoproliferative disorder presented in three male siblings with primary pulmonary involvement manifested as either lymphoid interstitial pneumonia or an angiodestructive polymorphous… (More)
Infants with inborn errors of fatty acid metabolism may present with apnea, periodic breathing, and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Recognition of these disorders and initiation of appropriate… (More)
Sickle cell disease is the most common inherited disorder in African-Americans. Although the primary defect is hematological, the changes in the erythrocytes lead to a vasculopathy with multiorgan… (More)