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Asthma is a chronic illness characterized by airway inflammation by swanlogan Posted Tue 29 Dec 2009 2:15am to stimuli such as exercise or allergen exposure, and airway obstruction. Airway obstruction in asthma is due to three main factors: Bronchoconstriction, where the smooth muscle... that obstructs the airflow Narrower airways obstruct the normal flow of air, making it difficult to breathe and leading to typical signs and symptoms of asthma (like wheezing, coughing Read on »

Probable Left Main coronary artery occlusion/obstruction, with STE in aVR, alternating BBB, and arrest by Stephen Smith Posted Sat 21 Nov 2009 10:02pm elevation in aVR is one sign of high grade Left Main obstruction. This is STEMI. This confirms that acute coronary syndrome is the etiology of his illness and that cath lab activation...", the patient collapsed and could not be resuscitated. No autopsy was done, so left main obstruction cannot be proven, but this is the classic clinical and ECG presentation Read on »

Obstructive sleep apnea & tonsils by Healthy Living .. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 23 Nov 2010 4:21am apnea include any congenital (present from birth) or acquired cause of upper airway obstruction. The treatment of obstructive sleep apnea is directed to the cause... Obstructive sleep apnea in normal children is almost always caused by enlarged (hypertrophic) tonsils and adenoids). These children will display Read on »

Sleep Endoscopy for Sleep Apnea Surgery: Where’s the Obstruction? by Dr. Steven P. Medical Doctor

Posted Mon 02 Nov 2009 10:01pm One of the biggest challenges for sleep apnea surgeons is in figuring out where in the upper airway obstructions are happening, especially when patients are sleeping.... Various CT and MRI studies also report finding significant areas of narrowing and collapse. My current way of discovering where obstruction is happening is to do a thorough Read on »

Right Bundle Branch Block with Subtle ST Elevation: LAD 95% occluded by Stephen Smith Posted Thu 28 Jan 2010 12:49pm An 81 yo woman presented at 2 AM to the ED with severe substernal chest pressure. This ECG was recorded There is sinus rhythm with a PVC, and Right Bundle Branch Block (RBBB). Normally there is no ST elevation with RBBB. In fact, normally, there are inverted T waves (discordant to a positive QRS due to the large R' wave, of the rSR') and fro ... Read on »

New Left Bundle Branch Block is a poor indicator of coronary occlusion by Stephen Smith Posted Mon 08 Mar 2010 11:19am Case 1: A 55 yo male with a history of hypertension but no MI or CHF presented with 5 days of progressive dyspnea without chest pain. Here is his ECG There is sinus tachycardia with left bundle branch block (LBBB). A previous ECG from one year prior was normal without LBBB. According to the ACC and AHA, new LBBB in the presence of is ... Read on »

Airflow Obstruction vs. Air Trapping in COPD by Dr. Gemzel H. Medical Doctor

Posted Sun 07 Sep 2008 2:08am Only obstructive? Since long time ago, COPD has been considered an obstructive disease (its name says it clearly). Of course, there is obstruction in the lung airways... itself. More than obstruction: air trapping The obstruction of lung airways leads to air trapping in the distant units. These units, called alveoli, are the areas where gas Read on »

Implant to Treat Obstructive Sleep Apnea – Inspire Medical Systems by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Tue 03 Mar 2009 3:10pm and/or the muscles relax too much, trying to inhale will completely close the airway, resulting in an obstructive sleep apnea event. Depending on the degree of severity, OSA is a potentially... stimulation to prevent airway closure during sleep MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc., a private medical device company, today announced it has Read on »

What Does it Mean to Have An Asthma Component to My COPD? by COPDsurvivor Patient Expert

Posted Thu 06 Aug 2009 11:04pm By Deborah Leader, RN, The traditional view that airway obstruction in asthma is completely reversible and in COPD is not, is no longer reasonable. Reversibility refers to resolution of airway obstruction with inhaled bronchodilators. It makes more sense to say that COPD defines having airflow limitation that is “partially reversible Read on »

Dog obstruction of the nose canals Problem by heru m. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 17 Nov 2008 9:43am your dog have problem with obstruction of the nose canals. Obstruction can cause cold air, what is normal in this period of the year (depence where you live) or some infection of the upper airway due to low immunity. In older dogs obstruction can cause different types of neoplasia. If your dog is brachyocephalic, sound of snoring is usual when Read on »