Lung transplant device LungFX won FDA approval Monday for centralized ex vivo lung perfusion, a technology that reconditions ...

Even if you remember the classification and definition of "Type I and Type II respiratory failure," are you able to connect that knowledge to whether the patient in front of you fits into either ...

In medicine, hypoxia is a condition in which the human body tissues are not oxygenated sufficiently to maintain adequate homeostasis, resulting from inadequate oxygen delivery to the tissues due to ...

When I started studying for the 3-Society Certified Respiratory Therapist exam, the first thing that confused me was that the material was written from the perspective of nurses and clinical engineers ...

Introduction Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is common in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and may contribute to the progression of kidney disease either through direct effects of hypoxia on ...

An ABG test checks how well your lungs and kidneys work by measuring oxygen and carbon dioxide in your blood. This test helps doctors know if your body has an acid-base balance issue and if treatment ...

Correspondence to Dr William Hellström, Department of Pediatrics, University of Gothenburg Institute of Clinical Sciences, Goteborg S-416 85, Sweden; william.hellstrom{at}gu.se Objective Early ...

Introduction The incidence of silent brain infarction (SBI) and perioperative neurocognitive disorders (PND) is higher in cardiac surgery. However, standard preventive strategies remain unknown due to ...