Refresh your knowledge on managing croup in primary care, from identifying key symptoms to applying evidence-based management ...

Psychogenic stridor is a rare cause of apparent acute upper airway obstruction, usually occurring in young female adults. The alarming presence of inspiratory stridor leads to suspicion of organic ...

Objective: To describe a rare single-stage surgical approach for vertebral metastatic pheochromocytoma in a middle-aged adult and review perioperative management strategies. Introduction ...

A 3-year-old with croup presents to A&E with inspiratory stridor. You want to treat with a steroid, and know dexamethasone is commonly used. Having recently used prednisolone in asthma, you wonder if ...

Tuberculous tracheitis is an uncommon yet serious complication of tuberculosis (TB) infection. The underlying granulomatous inflammation typically results in tracheal stenosis within six months of ...

School of Applied Sciences, University of Glamorgan, Cardiff, Wales, UK Correspondence to: Mr Gething School of Applied Sciences, University of Glamorgan, Llantwit Road, Cardiff CF37 1DL, Wales, UK; ...

Background: The physiological and prognostical significance of accessory and expiratory muscles activation is unknown during a spontaneous breathing trial (SBT). We hypothesized that, in patients ...

Abstract: Diaphragm neuromechanical coupling (NMC), which reflects the efficiency of conversion of neural activation to transdiaphragmatic pressure (Pdi), is increasingly recognized to be a useful ...

Introduction Inspiratory muscle training (IMT) has been applied during pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, it remains unclear if the ...

Correspondence to Dr Frances Hutchings, Department of Paediatric Respiratory Medicine, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Upper Maudlin Street, Bristol BS2 8BJ, UK; fhutchings{at}doctors.org.uk ...

7 Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK ...