ALLMedicine™ Hemoptysis Center

May 5th, 2021 - Introduction: Bronchial thermoplasty (B.T.) is a therapeutic bronchoscopic procedure in which controlled thermal energy is applied to the airway wall to decrease smooth muscle mass. Immediate complications of B.T. include acute exacerbation of bro...

May 3rd, 2021 - Hemoptysis, which is defined as expectoration of blood from the alveoli or airways of the lower respiratory tract, is an alarming clinical symptom with an extensive differential diagnosis. CT has emerged as an important noninvasive tool in the eva...

May 2nd, 2021 - Venous thromboembolism clinically presenting with a deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism is among the most commonly seen cardiovascular syndromes. The aim of this case presentation is to emphasise the typical electrocardiographic findings th...

Apr 28th, 2021 - The median sternotomy approach in sleeve pneumonectomy enables diseased lung ventilation in selected cases, which may reduce the difficulty in achieving anastomosis under intubation of the left main bronchus. However, with median sternotomy, the a...

Apr 21st, 2021 - Rasmussen's aneurysm is a rare and fatal cause of hemoptysis secondary to infection with pulmonary tuberculosis. The most commonly involved vessels include the bronchial arteries, but rarely can involve the pulmonary artery. We report the case of ...

May 6th, 2020 - Hemoptysis, the expectoration of blood, ranges in severity from nonmassive to massive. This publication reviews the literature on the imaging and treatment of hemoptysis. Based on the literature, the imaging recommendations for massive hemoptysis ...

Sep 11th, 2019 - Massive hemoptysis is one of emergency and critical diseases of the respiratory system. The definition of massive hemoptysis has always been different in the literature, which often depends on the quantitative estimation of the amount of hemoptysi...

Aug 2nd, 2010 - Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a recessive genetic disease characterized by dehydration of the airway surface liquid and impaired mucociliary clearance. As a result, individuals with the disease have difficulty clearing pathogens from the lung and experi...

Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH) is a severe and potentially life-threatening disease manifestation. Besides autoimmune diseases such as anti-neutrophil cytoplasmatic antibody (ANCA) associated vasculitis and anti-glomerular basement membrane (an...

Lung cancer is classified histologically into small cell and non–small cell lung cancers. The most common symptoms of lung cancer are cough, dyspnea, hemoptysis, and systemic symptoms such as weight loss and anorexia.

May 5th, 2021 - Introduction: Bronchial thermoplasty (B.T.) is a therapeutic bronchoscopic procedure in which controlled thermal energy is applied to the airway wall to decrease smooth muscle mass. Immediate complications of B.T. include acute exacerbation of bro...

May 3rd, 2021 - Hemoptysis, which is defined as expectoration of blood from the alveoli or airways of the lower respiratory tract, is an alarming clinical symptom with an extensive differential diagnosis. CT has emerged as an important noninvasive tool in the eva...

May 2nd, 2021 - Venous thromboembolism clinically presenting with a deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism is among the most commonly seen cardiovascular syndromes. The aim of this case presentation is to emphasise the typical electrocardiographic findings th...

Apr 28th, 2021 - The median sternotomy approach in sleeve pneumonectomy enables diseased lung ventilation in selected cases, which may reduce the difficulty in achieving anastomosis under intubation of the left main bronchus. However, with median sternotomy, the a...

Apr 21st, 2021 - Rasmussen's aneurysm is a rare and fatal cause of hemoptysis secondary to infection with pulmonary tuberculosis. The most commonly involved vessels include the bronchial arteries, but rarely can involve the pulmonary artery. We report the case of ...

May 7th, 2019 - An FDA advisory panel on Wednesday will discuss a new product application to allow Pharmaxis' inhaled mannitol formulation to be marketed as an add-on treatment for the management of cystic fibrosis (CF) in adults. The move comes 6 years after the...

Jan 28th, 2019 - Atrial esophageal fistula. The hallmark of this complication is onset of a plethora of what Dr.

Aug 26th, 2018 - Palliative radiation therapy (PRT) plays a major role in the management of incurable cancers. Study findings have demonstrated the efficacy of using PRT in treating tumor-related bone pain,1 brain metastases and related symptoms,2 thoracic disease.

Jun 18th, 2018 - Faltering Voice Image from Dreamstime A 49-year-old reporter presented to his family physician for evaluation. The patient stated that he had been experiencing voice breaks more frequently over the past year. He tried drinking water and hot tea an...

Jan 19th, 2018 - Treatments Recently described therapy advancements have indicated improved outcomes. 7 Nevertheless, prognosis remains universally poor with 65% to 70% mortality for patients with cases of isolated pulmonary mucormycosis.