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Re-Expansion Pulmonary Edema, Talal Alzahrani, Nawaf Abaalkhail, Mayssam Nehme, Jalil Ahari
Re-Expansion Pulmonary Edema, Talal Alzahrani, Nawaf Abaalkhail, Mayssam Nehme, Jalil Ahari
GW Research Days 2015
Re-expansion pulmonary edema (RPE) is a rare complication of therapeutic thoracentesis. Unfortunately, there is no definitive treatment modality for RPE. The high mortality rate, reported up to 21%, presses the issue for finding adequate prevention and treatment. Here we report a new management modality that is very useful for a patient with RPE.
Case Report: An 80-year-old man with a history of hypertension, atrial fibrillation, congestive heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, and sacral decubitus ulcer, who was admitted for surgical debridement of his ulcer. He developed hospital-acquired pneumonia and was resolved with antibiotics and aggressive hydration. He became hypoxic, …
Minimal Increase In Contrast Enhancement After Chemo-Radiotherapy (Crt) For Glioblastoma Predicts Worse Survival And Progression-Free Survival, Sameer Aggarwal, Jason Molitoris, Cecelia Gzell, Minesh Mehta
Minimal Increase In Contrast Enhancement After Chemo-Radiotherapy (Crt) For Glioblastoma Predicts Worse Survival And Progression-Free Survival, Sameer Aggarwal, Jason Molitoris, Cecelia Gzell, Minesh Mehta
GW Research Days 2015
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