By: Baron Austin | 2010-12-27 | Alternative Medicine Viral coup syndrome is the inflammation of larynx, trachea, and bronchial tubes that takes different progressive forms presenting a syndrome of laryngeal obstruction (edema of the subglottic region leads to narrowing of the airway). read more
By: Sarra Marie | 2011-12-31 | Health & Fitness For newborns diagnosed with respiratory distress disorder, artificial surfactant therapy is an important and viable treatment option. read more
By: adameric | 2011-02-21 | Health & Fitness Hay fever allergies, also known as respiratory allergies surprising affects of the children in America. read more
By: Al_masculine | 2010-09-11 | Medicine Isotopic techniques have made it possible to obtain visual images as well as precise quantitative information about the regional distribution of ventilation and perfusion. These methods are generally non-invasive. New machines incorporating computer facilities are available. read more
By: Writers Room | 2010-12-15 | News and society Did you know that you are taking between 18 and twenty six,000 breaths every day? You require eighty eight lbs. of oxygen daily - it's the foremost essential chemical in your body. Your brain alone requires twenty five% of the oxygen you are taking in. Breathing is the only bodily operate that will be done either consciously or unconsciously. The typical person uses only twenty percent of their lung capacity. read more
By: Al_masculine | 2010-09-11 | Medicine When the pulmonary parenchyma is grossly and irreversibly damaged, hypoxemia and hypercapnia may persist despite treatment. In such cases partial relief can be obtained by giving long term continuous or intermittent oxygen therapy. read more
By: Sarra Marie | 2011-10-22 | Diseases and Conditions Infant respiratory distress syndrome (RDS)- sometimes called hyaline membrane disease- commonly occurs in premature infants. read more
By: Lewis Philip | 2011-11-29 | Allergies When it comes to taking care of our overall health, many of us limit the care to feeding ourselves with enough nutrients to keep us going. However, many critical aspects of healthy living are often ignored by us, and eventually we have to pay the price for the same. read more
By: Cape Cobras | 2011-01-10 | Online education Respiratory protection equipments are supposed to be provided to all those employees who are involved in operations that have the potential to cause respiratory disorders. read more
By: Sarra Marie | 2011-10-22 | Heart Neonatal respiratory distress occurs in premature infants who have not yet produced adequate amounts of surfactant. The condition causes difficultly breathing in newborns. Surfactant is a substance that coats the lungs and alveoli, and facilitates the exchange between oxygen and carbon dioxide. read more
By: Sarra Marie | 2011-09-13 | Medicine Neonatal respiratory distress is a somewhat common condition in premature infants. When babies don't have enough time within the womb for the lungs to develop properly, breathing is often labored upon birth, and the newborn is at risk for pulmonary failure. This is because the alveoli have not fully developed. The alveoli are the tiny air sacs found with the lungs that facilitate the exchange of o read more
By: Akansha | 2011-12-19 | Medicine Sleeping pills are prescribed medication used for the short-term treatment of insomnia, in addition to some brain disorders. It is also used to take care of nervousness disorders, alcohol removal symptoms, or muscle spasms. read more
By: Dr. Anita Choudhary | 2010-03-29 | Sleep The surest and the most effective way to deal with any problem are to at its roots. While dealing with a particular disease, one should try and analyze the possible causes that led to it. Snoring for incidence is mainly attributed to obesity and respiratory disorders. And these problems have to be taken care of to cure snoring. read more
By: Ethan Scott | 2010-11-26 | Careers When someone has certain breathing disorders such as emphysema, asthma and cystic fibrosis, he/she will go to the respiratory therapist. You will find that the therapist will treat and evaluate the breathing disorders suffered by the patients. There are many methods and equipment to do the treatment. read more