Generalist Bee Species on Brazilian Bee-Plant Interaction Networks by Astrid de Matos Peixoto Kleinert, Tereza Cristina Giannini

“…Apis mellifera is an exotic bee species and Trigona spinipes, a native species, is also widespread and presents broad diet breath and high number of individuals per colony.…”
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The Clinical Significance of Exhaled Nitric Oxide in Asthma by Sachin Pendharkar, Sanjay Mehta

“…The collection and analysis of nitric oxide (NO) levels in exhaled breath has recently become feasible in humans. Based on increased exhaled NO (eNO) levels in patients with asthma, eNO analysis has been proposed as a novel, noninvasive approach to the assessment and monitoring of airway inflammation, and as a basis for adjustments in asthma therapy. …”
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Bevacizumab: A Rare Cause of Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy by Oreoluwa Oladiran, Salik Nazir

“…We report the case of a 68-year-old woman who presented to the emergency department (ED) with sudden onset of shortness of breath, orthopnea, and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea. …”
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Iatrogenic Pulmonary Nodule in a Heart Transplant Recipient by Atul C. Mehta, Juan Wang, Jarmanjeet Singh, Joseph Cicenia

“…She developed shortness of breath in September 2013 and was suspected to have invasive pulmonary aspergillosis. …”
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Painless esophageal rupture in the second stage of labor presenting as surgical emphysema of the neck: a case report by Thomas Hussey, Serena Banh, Stavroula L. Kastora, Hemant Vakharia

“…The majority of reported obstetric cases originate from vomiting in early pregnancy with patients clinically unwell, presenting with acute severe chest pain and shortness of breath. Case presentation We present a case of esophageal rupture in a 24-year-old Eastern European primigravida, presenting postnatally with neck emphysema in the absence of significant chest pain or other symptoms. …”
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Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia in a HIV-Infected Patient with a CD4 Count Greater Than 400 Cells/μL and Atovaquone Prophylaxis by Abigayle Sullivan, Theresa Lanham, Ronald Krol, Shilla Zachariah

“…The patient presented with recurrent shortness of breath, worsening malaise, and fever, following treatment for hypersensitivity pneumonitis one month prior, including a twenty-four-day course of 40 milligrams daily glucocorticoid with taper. …”
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Neonate Born to a Mother with a Diagnosis of Suspected Intra-Amniotic Infection versus COVID-19 or Both by Rishi Lumba, Juan Remon, Moi Louie, Michelle Quan, Sourabh Verma, Mona Rigaud, Bgee Kunjumon

“…Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2, has been noted to have varying signs and symptoms over the course of the disease including fever, cough, fatigue, anorexia, shortness of breath, sputum production, and myalgia. In this report, we detail a case of a newborn born to a mother with a clinical diagnosis of intra-amniotic infection with maternal fever and fetal tachycardia, who was then found to be SARS-CoV-2 positive on testing. …”
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Right Traumatic Diaphragmatic Hernia: A Case Report and A review by Thaimi Conde Cueto, Ivette Cepero Pérez, Francisco Olascoaga Pérez, Martha Yudey Rodríguez Pino

“…This is the case of a patient with a 15 year- history of right hemithorax due to car accident who presented to the internal medicine emergency service with weakness and shortness of breath . His skin and mucous membranes were pale and vesicular murmurs were abolished in the inferior two thirds of the right hemithorax. …”
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Neckties and Cerebrovascular Reactivity in Young Healthy Males: A Pilot Randomised Crossover Trial by Mark Rafferty, Terence J. Quinn, Jesse Dawson, Matthew Walters

“…Reactivity was calculated using breath hold index (BHI) and paired “t” testing used for comparative analysis. …”
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SAS4P: Providing automatic smoking detection for a persuasive smoking cessation application by Pedro O Rossel, Lorenzo Paredes, Antonio Bascur, Claudia Martínez-Carrasco, Valeria Herskovic

“…Previous proposals have used sensors to track hand movements and other contextual data to detect smoking or have used devices to detect smoke or breath carbon monoxide. This article proposes a low-cost wearable device that may be worn in a front shirt pocket or clipped to clothing to detect smoke and secondhand smoke. …”
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Neurocirculatory asthenia and mitral valve prolapse syndrome from a psychopathological perspective by Łukasz Grabowski

“…Symptoms of NA (palpitations, shortness of breath, pain, rapid pulse, digestive disorders, giddiness, sleep disturbances, headache) and MVPS (autonomic system dysfunction, often chest pain, orthostasis, palpitation, dyspnea on exertion, anxiety) were given and summarized. …”
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Helicobacter pylori: From Infection to Cure by ABR Thomson

“…To avoid false negative results, two biopsies must be taken from the antrum and two from the gastric body at least four weeks after completion of eradication therapy, and ideally should be supplemented with at least one further H pylori test such as a biopsy for urease activity or culture, or a urea breath test. While most patients with a gastric or duodenal ulcer (DU) who do not consume nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are infected with H pylori, the association is much less apparent in those with a DU who present with an upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage. …”
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Being ‘excluded from the world of sound’: Deafness, Invalidism and Resilience in Harriet Martineau’s Writings (1834–1855) by Manuela D’Amore

“…Before she lost her hearing as a young adolescent, she enjoyed singing and ‘was never out of tune’: it was only after she became fully aware of her disability that she urged her ‘fellow sufferers’ to trust even experimental science to gain ‘every breath of sound’ and play an active role in the public sphere. …”
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A Rare Case of Cardiac Recovery after Acute Myocarditis from West Nile Virus Infection: A Review of the Current Literature by KaChon Lei, Wilbur Ji, Bhavana Bhaya, Chowdhury Ahsan

“…We report a previously healthy 37-year-old Caucasian male who presented to our facility with two days of progressive lower extremity weakness, fever, edema, and shortness of breath found to have left ventricular global hypokinesis with an ejection fraction of less than 25%, consistent with acute viral myocarditis. …”
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Laparoscopic Repair of Morgagni Hernia Combined with Right Hemicolectomy for Bleeding Ascending Colon Carcinoma Lodged within the Chest: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Oluwatobi O Onafowokan, Kiran Khosa, Hugo Bonatti

“…A 70-year-old obese male presented with fatigue and shortness of breath. CT scan showed the right colon lodged in the chest through a Morgagni hernia. …”
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Myxomatous degeneration of aortic valve causing severe aortic regurgitation. A rare case report by Rakesh Kumar Kodakkandla, Venkata Sreedatta Sarraju, Nagesh Ayalasomayajula

“…Here we present a case report of a 37-year-old man who came with shortness of breath for the past three months and was diagnosed with severe aortic regurgitation due to myxomatous aortic valve causing rupture of the non-coronary and right coronary cusp. …”
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Methamphetamine Use: A Narrative Review of Adverse Effects and Related Toxicities by Amber N. Edinoff, Sarah E. Kaufman, Keionne M. Green, Daniel A. Provenzano, Jesse Lawson, Elyse M. Cornett, Kevin S. Murnane, Adam M. Kaye, Alan D. Kaye

“…Cardiopulmonary symptoms include chest pain, palpitations, and shortness of breath. Methamphetamine-related myocardial infarction can also occur. …”
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Chylopericardium due to Subclavian Vein Thrombosis in the Setting of Protein S Deficiency by Ian Jackson, Yaman Alali, Abedel Rahman Anani, Ali Nayfeh, Arindam Sharma, Abhishek Thandra, Amjad Kabach

“…A 48-year-old man with a history of protein S deficiency presented to the emergency department with shortness of breath and a productive cough. CT of the chest showed pulmonary emboli, moderate pericardial effusion, and a large thrombus of the superior vena cava, brachiocephalic vein, and subclavian veins. …”
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Metastatic Calcinosis of Aortic Valve Secondary to Renal Failure Mimicking Infective Endocarditis by Noman Ahmed Jang Khan, Masroor A. Khan, Guillermo Juan Morell Chardon

“…Before her planned surgery, she developed severe shortness of breath. Urgent echocardiogram revealed severe aortic regurgitation and large vegetation on the aortic valve. …”
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Antibiotic Treatment Response of Chronic Lung Diseases of Adult Sheep in the United Kingdom Based upon Ultrasonographic Findings by Phil Scott

“…Auscultation of the chest failed to detect adventitious sounds in any of the ten sheep with lung abscesses; normal breath sounds were reduced over the area of fibrinous pleurisy; no pleuritic rubs were heard. …”
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