Powassan Encephalitis: A Case Report from New York, USA by Danielle A. Bazer, Matthew Orwitz, Nicholas Koroneos, Olga Syritsyna, Elizabeth Wirkowski

“…His hospital course was complicated by critical illness myopathy and respiratory failure requiring tracheostomy. Conclusion. …”
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Myasthenic Crisis in an Elderly Patient with Positive Antibodies against Acetylcholine and Anti-MuSK, Successfully Treated with Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation by José A. Fernández, Antonio Fernández-Valiñas, Daniel Hernández, Joel Orozco, Antonio Lugo

“…A myasthenic crisis is characterized by respiratory and bulbar muscle weakness, causing acute respiratory failure which requires mechanical ventilatory support. …”
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Sepsis Management in a Case of Myasthenic Crisis: A Case Report by Hossein Karballaei Mirzahosseini, Ehsan Yousefi-Mazhin, Rezvan Hassanpour, Atabak Najafi, Mahsa Tofighi-Mohammadi, Hamidreza Sharifnia, Amirmahdi Mojtahedzadeh, Mojtaba Mojtahedzadeh

“…After 3 weeks of treatment, she responded well to the rituximab, the respiratory failure recovered, and she was extubated and discharged from the ICU after 3 months of hospitalization. …”
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Echocardiographic Findings and Their Impact on Outcomes of Critically Ill Patients with AIDS in the Era of HAART by Abubakr A. Bajwa, James D. Cury, Lisa Jones, Adil Shujaat, Faisal Usman

“…The most common admission diagnosis was respiratory failure 𝑛=27 (43%). The most common finding on echocardiogram was left ventricular (LV) dysfunction 𝑛=31 (50%) followed by pulmonary hypertension 𝑛=25 (40%). …”
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Fatal Epstein-Barr Virus Reactivation in an Acquired Aplastic Anemia Patient Treated with Rabbit Antithymocyte Globulin and Cyclosporine A by Tohru Takahashi, Yumiko Maruyama, Mayuko Saitoh, Hideto Itoh, Mitsuru Yoshimoto, Masayuki Tsujisaki

“…The patient suffered from respiratory failure, liver dysfunction, and metabolic acidosis. …”
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Correlation of Body Mass Index and Waist-Hip Ratio with Severity and Complications of Hyperlipidemic Acute Pancreatitis in Chinese Patients by Lixin Yang, Jing Liu, Yun Xing, Lichuan Du, Jing Chen, Xin Liu, Jianyu Hao

“…The body mass index and waist-hip ratio were correlated with the severity of acute pancreatitis (MAP, MSAP, and SAP), respiratory failure, and circulatory failure in HLAP (p<0.05), but not correlated with the local complications (walled-off necrosis, pancreatic abscess, and pancreatic pseudocyst), renal failure, and gastrointestinal bleeding.The body mass index and waist-hip ratio are valuable in predicting severity and complication in HLAP. …”
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The Impact of Coronavirus Disease-19 on Pregnancy Outcomes, A Case Series by Bilge Cetinkaya Demir, Ozge Albayrak, Kiper Aslan

“…Five of the patients treated in the intensive care unit died due to respiratory failure. Two patients had a miscarriage before the 20th week. …”
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The Diagnosing Challenge of a Positive ANCA Vasculitis in the Paediatric Age by Clara Preto, Armandina Silva, Sandra Alves, Margarida Guedes, Paula Matos, Conceição Mota, Paula Rocha, Paula C. Fernandes

“…She presented poor peripheral perfusion, pulmonary haemorrhage, respiratory failure, and severe renal insufficiency. She was started mechanical ventilation and emergency haemodialysis. …”
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Case Study: Analyzing CFTR Mutations and SNPs in Pulmonary Fibrosis Patients with Unclear Symptoms by Sahar Yousaf, null Sumaira, Iqbal Bano, Atia Rehman, Samra Kousar, Muhammad Usman Ghani, Mariam Shahid

“…This condition leads to the gradual development of bronchiectasis and, ultimately, respiratory failure, emerging as the primary cause of mortality in individuals diagnosed with CF. …”
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RT education and COVID-19 pneumonia discharge quality by Ramandeep Kaur, Anne Geistkemper, Riten Mitra, Ellen A. Becker

“…This preliminary work suggests that advancing education for the respiratory therapist workforce may improve the discharge quality of patients with acute respiratory failure and should be further explored.…”
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Isolated Pauci-Immune Pulmonary Capillaritis Associated with Hydrocarbon Inhalation and Marijuana Smoking: An Unusual Case of Severe Hypoxemia by Jason S. Oh, Uni Wong, Divyansh Bajaj, Stella E. Hines

“…A 40-year-old male presented with acute onset severe hypoxemic respiratory failure. He had just returned home from work as a cabinetmaker, where he experienced inhalational exposure to hydrocarbons and solvents, and had smoked a marijuana cigarette. …”
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Occurrence, Risk Factors, and Outcomes of Pulmonary Barotrauma in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Hasan M. Al-Dorzi, Haifa Almujaydia, Reema Nazer, Yara Alhusaini, Aminah Alhamdan, Ajyad Al Jawad

“…Pulmonary barotrauma has been frequently observed in patients with COVID-19 who present with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure. This study evaluated the prevalence, risk factors, and outcomes of barotrauma in patients with COVID-19 requiring ICU admission. …”
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Characterization of home oxygen therapy prescription. Cienfuegos Municipality, 2022 by Aracelia Esther Valdés Zamora, Idaimy Molina del Sol, Anay de la C. Núñez Herrera, Noel A. Pardillo Mustelier, Anisbelys Álvarez

“…<p><strong>Foundation</strong>: oxygen therapy, indicated with the intention of treating or preventing hypoxia manifestations, has shown to increase survival in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and respiratory failure. This is increasingly in demand, at a rate that significantly exceeds the availability of resources, often with prescriptions in which it is not beneficial.…”
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Prevalence and features of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, United States, 2016-2022. by Kaitlin Benedict, Jeremy A W Gold, Mitsuru Toda, Joy Hsu

“…Patients with ABPA and Medicaid were more likely to experience hospitalization (45.1% vs. 22.5% of patients with Commercial/Medicare insurance) and respiratory failure (18.5% vs. 10.9%). This analysis provides initial estimates of national ABPA prevalence. …”
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Recurrent Massive Hydrothorax in a Patient with Decompensated Liver Cirrhosis by K. S. Zemlyanukhina, I. N. Tikhonov, M. S. Zharkova, O. Yu. Kiseleva, R. Т. Rzayev, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Differential diagnosis was based on the presence of dyspnea and respiratory failure. The patient received effective antiviral therapy with drugs using an interferon-free regimen. …”
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The Wide and Unpredictable Scope of Synthetic Cannabinoids Toxicity by Jose Orsini, Christa Blaak, Eric Tam, Salil Rajayer, Joaquin Morante, Angela Yeh, Ashvin Butala

“…We describe a case of acute hypoxemic/hypercapnic respiratory failure as a consequence of acute congestive heart failure (CHF) developed from myocardial stunning resulting from a non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (MI) following the consumption of synthetic cannabinoids.…”
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Proteomic profiling of the local and systemic immune response to pediatric respiratory viral infections by Emily Lydon, Christina M. Osborne, Brandie D. Wagner, Lilliam Ambroggio, J. Kirk Harris, Ron Reeder, Todd C. Carpenter, Aline B. Maddux, Matthew K. Leroue, Nadir Yehya, Joseph L. DeRisi, Mark W. Hall, Athena F. Zuppa, Joseph Carcillo, Kathleen Meert, Anil Sapru, Murray M. Pollack, Patrick McQuillen, Daniel A. Notterman, Charles R. Langelier, Peter M. Mourani

“…We performed differential expression (DE) and pathway analyses comparing vLRTI (n = 40) to controls with non-infectious acute respiratory failure (n = 22), developed a diagnostic classifier using LASSO regression, and analyzed matched TA and plasma samples. …”
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Abdominal Pain as First Manifestation of New Coronavirus Infection COVID-19 by M. R. Skhirtladze, A. A. Timofeeva, E. L. Bueverova, M. N. Aladin, R. T. Rzayev

“…Diagnosis: new coronavirus infection COVID-19, severe degree, community-acquired bilateral polysegmental pneumonia, severe degree, respiratory failure type 1. Therapy with azithromycin, hydroxychloroquine, enoxaparin subcutaneously. …”
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Massive Hemoptysis in Children by Juan Yang, Fengqin Liu, Yan Liang, Chunyan Guo, Jinrong Wang, Xing Chen

“…Massive hemoptysis can easily lead to asphyxia, respiratory failure, shock, and even death. The most common causes of severe hemoptysis are lower respiratory tract infection, vascular malformation, and bronchial foreign body. …”
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A Scoping Review of Eosinophilic Pneumonia and Antidepressants: An Association Not to Be Overlooked by Jaron Steiner, Leonie Steuernagel, Fotios Drakopanagiotakis, Konstantinos Bonelis, Paschalis Steiropoulos

“…The clinical presentation ranges from mild symptoms to respiratory failure and intubation. Outcomes were favorable in most cases, with complete remission achieved after discontinuation of the causative drug and, in severe cases, a short course of corticosteroids. …”
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