An AI-powered model that analyzes electrocardiograms was able to accurately detect COPD early in internal testing and ...
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally. Effective management hinges on early diagnosis, which is often impeded by non-specific symptoms and ...
A 70-year-old man with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), treated with inhalers, presents to his pulmonologist with worsening shortness of breath which he thinks is related to ...
A Vietnamese doctor and his colleague check X-rays of a drug-resistant tuberculosis patient at the National Lung Hospital in Hanoi - Copyright AFP Brendan SMIALOWSKI ...
The correct diagnosis is wandering atrial pacemaker/multifocal atrial rhythm (Figure 2). The rhythm is irregularly irregular at a rate of 90 beats/min. The QRS complexes are narrow with a normal axis, ...
The natriuretic peptides, specifically brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), are the most specific and applicable laboratory tests available to establish fluid overload associated with HF. 9 BNP is ...
Cardiovascular diseases and diabetes are some of the most common coexisting conditions in COPD. Shared risk factors and overlapping physiological processes likely contribute to the high rate of ...