Introduction: The initial suspicion for pulmonary embolism (PE) and its quantification by the estimation of the pre-test probability are basic to design the diagnostic algorithm that enables us to assess the presence or absence of PE in our patients. Methods: We made a search in Medline of PE diagnosis a...
CONTEXT: Premature infant lung development may be affected by lung injuries during the first few weeks of life. Lung injuries have been associated with changes in lung mechanics. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate an association between lung mechanics and lung structural alterations in very low birth weight infants ...
Although relapses are frequent in bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia (BOOP), there is scant information regarding the causes underlying its occurrence. We report a 63 year old woman with clinical and radiological features compatible with BOOP. No underlying cause was identified so she was thou...
