Ace The Pediatric Pulmonary Board Exam

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE) is a fatal form of severe high-altitude illness. HAPE is a form of noncardiogenic pulmonary edema that occurs ...

Acrodynia is a manifestation of chronic mercury poisoning or idiosyncrasy to mercury. This symptom complex includes dermatological and systemic man ...

Laryngotracheitis, laryngotracheobronchitis, and laryngotracheobronchopneumonitis are all included in the spectrum of croup. Croup is a common resp ...

As defined by the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology, "(sudden) cardiac arrest is the sudden cessation of cardiac ac ...

Cystic fibrosis-related diabetes (CFRD) is an extrapulmonary complication of cystic fibrosis (CF) and is associated with increased morbidity and mo ...

Quinolones are a class of broad-spectrum antibiotics with excellent oral bioavailability and can be used to treat a wide variety of bacterial infec ...

Pneumomediastinum is defined as air present in the mediastinum and less frequently referred to as mediastinal emphysema. The mediastinum is the spa ...

Flexible nasopharyngoscopy (also called fiberoptic nasendoscopy/flexible nasolaryngoscopy/flexible fiberoptic nasopharyngolaryngoscopy) is an ...

Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) occurs during physical exertion and involves a narrowing of the airway.

is a ubiquitous saprophyte in nature found in air, soil and organic matter. Humans normally inhale the spore form of the ...

Osteogenic sarcoma (osteosarcoma) is the most common primary tumor of the bone, found most commonly in the extremities, with a bimodal age distribu ...

Acute bronchitis is an inflammation of the large airways of the lung. It is a common clinical presentation to emergency departments, urgent care ce ...

Measles, also known as rubeola, is a preventable, highly contagious, acute febrile viral illness. It remains an important cause of global mortality ...

The lungs are highly dynamic intrathoracic organs. Not only are they required for gas exchange and providing oxygen, which is essential for surviva ...

Primary ciliary dysfunction (PCD), first described in 1976, is a disorder of the structure and function of motile cilia that results in chroni ...

To be skillful at airway management, the provider must know the critical anatomical, physiological, and pathological features related to the airway ...

Initially described in the 1960s by Dr. Angelo Di George , velocardial facial syndrome (otherwise k ...

Botulism is a rare but potentially fatal syndrome of diffuse, flaccid paralysis caused by botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT), an exo neurotoxin elabo ...