Signs of Pulmonary Embolism

Introduction Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is a rare but very lethal lung cancer type, and it is reported that the 5-year survival rate of SCLC patients is no more than 7%. 1,2 The majority of SCLC cases could be divided into two types: limited stage and extensive stage disease. Among these two types, the former is usually treated with chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery (suitable for a very small group of patients); as for the latter, only combined chemotherapy is the mainstay of treatment. 3,4 However, regarding the most crucial treatment for SCLC, there is a considerable portion of patients developing resistance to chemotherapy in the clinical setting. SCLC is sensitive to the first-line chemotherapy, cisplatin and etoposide; however, it often develops chemoresistance very quickly. 5,6 Moreover, many novel drugs are revealed to be inefficient in SCLC patients, such as the targeted drugs including sorafenib, gefitinib and so on. 7,8 Accordingly, novel therapy is urgently requi...

Yellow phlegm can be a sign that a person has an underlying infection or illness. This illness may cause a person with asthma's symptoms to become worse. A person with asthma should be conscious of the color of their phlegm, as certain colors may mean they should contact a doctor. They should also monitor their asthma symptoms closely. Phlegm is a thick mucus that is sometimes known as sputum and is different from saliva. People cough up phlegm from their lungs. The body can produce excess phlegm when a person has certain illnesses. Different illnesses and conditions can cause the phlegm to become different colors. This article will explain the possible causes of yellow phlegm in people with asthma. It will give treatment options for these causes and advise when a person should contact a doctor. Some people with asthma produce excess phlegm, but yellow phlegm could be a sign of infection. Phlegm production of any color can be a sign that the person's airways are becoming inflam...

Panlobular (or panacinar) emphysema is a type of emphysema that affects a specific part of the lungs. Emphysema is a disease of the lungs in which the air sacs in the lungs (alveoli) are permanently damaged. There are three emphysema types—centriacinar, panlobular, and paraseptal—that affect different parts of the lung structure. You may have heard the term emphysema in relation to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). COPD is an umbrella term that includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Statistics show that 16.4 million adults in the United States have a diagnosis of any type of COPD, chronic bronchitis, or emphysema. Panlobular emphysema affects the whole acinus—which is the end portion of the respiratory bronchioles, including the alveolar ducts, alveolar sacs, and alveoli. It is an evenly distributed disease in which the tissue damage is uniform throughout the acinus and secondary pulmonary lobule. ...

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Congestive Heart Failure Congestive heart failure (CHF) means the heart is unable to provide an adequate blood supply to the rest of the body. In addition to wheezing, patients have shortness of breath, difficulty breathing when lying flat, and swelling in the lower extremities. Unlike wheezing in asthma patients, CHF patients will often have a large heart on chest X-ray. Additionally, a heart ultrasound will demonstrate a decreased ejection fraction or ability to adequately pump blood to the rest of the body.   Adblock test (Why?)

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It's never fun when your little one complains of a stomach ache, but even less fun when that ache becomes vomiting. Often, the culprit is a stomach bug or food that just didn't sit well — so up it comes. But what else causes vomiting in kids and when should a parent worry? "Vomiting is a forceful act and it can be frightening for children," says Marc Elias, MD, pediatric gastroenterologist with the University of Chicago Medicine and Comer Children's. It can be frightening for adults, too. As caregivers, we may struggle to determine whether our child's vomiting is just a passing stomach illness or something truly serious. Trust your instincts, Dr. Elias encourages. "At the end of the day, no one knows their child better than the parent. If they have a suspicion that something doesn't seem normal, they should bring it to the attention of their pediatrician or subspecialist," he says. As a rule of thumb, Dr. Elias says, the presence of blood o...

Cecilie_Arcurs Getty Images Between the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the start of flu season and seemingly never-ending allergy season, these days it's likely a runny nose or slight tickle in your throat, similar to cold symptoms, raises a bit of concern. While you definitely want to make sure you take your health seriously, it is always possible you're just dealing with a common cold. But how long does the common cold last before you suspect that it's Covid? Here's how to identify if that's what you're dealing with. Symptoms of the common cold According to Soma Mandal , MD, a board-certified internist at Summit Medical Group in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, the first one to two days of the common cold (AKA a viral upper respiratory infection) typically start off with the following symptoms: nasal congestion runny nose sore throat After that, the next three to five days of your common cold usually consists o...

Inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) are recommended as a first-line treatment for asthma, but many clinicians are challenged to determine whether patients with mild, well-controlled asthma should continue or discontinue their ICS treatment. Previous research suggests that for patients with mild asthma, the asthma can continue to be well controlled after discontinuance of frontline therapy. However, a new long-term study suggests that maintaining ICS treatment may lead to better control and more favorable outcomes for some patients with mild, persistent, well-controlled disease. Compliance to asthma therapy can be difficult for many patients, and lack of adherence often leads to asthma exacerbations. Although ICS therapy is generally recommended, there is a potential long-term risk for certain side effects. Given this risk for possible adverse effects, clinicians are sometimes called to determine whether ICS can be discontinued or substantially reduced f...

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A blood clot is a semisolid clump of blood that forms inside a blood vessel. Research shows that your legs are the most common place for a blood clot to form. Being immobile for long periods, damage to the lining of your blood vessels, and changes in the chemistry of your blood can contribute to the development of blood clots. Anybody can develop them, but certain people are at an elevated risk. Risk factors reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) include: age overweight or obesity family history of blood clots recently having cancer being pregnant or recently pregnant recent injury or major surgery taking estrogen based birth control or hormone therapy extended travel or bed rest Without treatment, a blood clot can reach your organs and cause potentially life threatening conditions, including: It's important to treat blood clots as soon as they're diagnosed to prevent serious complications. Keep reading to take a look at how to dissolve blood clots i...