ALLMedicine™ Vocal Cord Dysfunction Center

May 14th, 2022 - Diabetes, Vocal Cord Dysfunction, Periodontal Disease, Light Therapy, and More.|2022||therapy,therapy,

Apr 8th, 2022 - The impact of heavier weight of resected thyroid specimen on postoperative morbidity after total thyroidectomy for multinodular benign goitre remains unclear. Data from the prospective StuDoQ|thyroid registry of the German Society of General and V...

Mar 28th, 2022 - Management of asymptomatic primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) in older patients (age >50) is controversial. The 4th International Workshop on the Management of Asymptomatic PHPT recommends surveillance for older patients who lack objective signs o...

Mar 1st, 2022 - Point-of-care ultrasound has been instrumental in allowing providers to make prompt diagnoses at the bedside but has been historically underutilized for the diagnosis of upper airway processes, including paradoxical vocal fold motion (PVFM), also ...

Feb 21st, 2022 - This is a prospective randomized controlled study. The principal investigator or another clinical investigator in charge will individually inform the patients about the study, on the day before surgery. When informed consent is obtained, an invest...

Feb 21st, 2022 - This is a prospective randomized controlled study. The principal investigator or another clinical investigator in charge will individually inform the patients about the study, on the day before surgery. When informed consent is obtained, an invest...

Nov 30th, 2020 - Exercise induced inspiratory symptoms (EIIS) is increasingly recognized as an important differential diagnosis to exercise induced asthma (EIA) in otherwise healthy adolescents. EIIS is most often linked to laryngeal abnormalities and if so, often...

Jan 31st, 2020 - Objectives: Primary: Estimate the prevalence of vocal cord dysfunction after thoracic surgery and the association of vocal cord dysfunction and immediate post operative respiratory complication after thoracic surgery. Secondary: Estimate the preva...

Feb 22nd, 2018 - Intra Operative Nerve Monitoring ( IONM) is rapidly becoming a standard of care in many institutions across the country. While the overall incidence of nerve palsy is low, when it occurs it is a devastating lifelong handicap . Several studies have...

Mar 3rd, 2017 - VCD appears to be significantly more common among females. The episode of dyspnea underlies the paradoxical, intermittent adduction of the vocal cords during inspiration. Methacholine challenge testing combined with laryngoscopy is useful in diffe...

Oct 9th, 2020 - Discussion This case is very challenging because the patient had the findings of and met the criteria for OSA, periodic limb movement disorder (PLMD)/restless legs syndrome (RLS), and hypersomnolence. She also had several historical findings that ...

May 18th, 2020 - Misdiagnosis of asthma reportedly occurs in as many as 30% of cases. Alternate diagnoses such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, left ventricular failure, localized obstruction, cystic fibrosis, and/or vocal cord dysfunction should be exclu...

Sep 24th, 2018 - Ten treatable traits in people with severe asthma can help predict asthma attacks, say authors of a study published online September 19 in Respirology. These traits are more prevalent in those with severe disease compared with nonsevere disease, a...

Nov 2nd, 2016 - LOS ANGELES – Female sex and the absence of wheezing were the only factors significantly associated with vocal cord dysfunction in patients with high pretest probability of disease, a retrospective analysis showed. The findings differ from those o.

Aug 15th, 2015 - ESTES PARK, COLO. – Consider the possibility of comorbid vocal cord dysfunction in patients with asthma that doesn’t respond to aggressive therapy.