Of 10 infants with mediastinal bronchogenic cysts seven were in severe or moderate respiratory distress at admission. In none was the precise diagnosis of bronchogenic cyst made before operation. In ...

A 5-month-old male infant presented with persistent tachypnea of a few weeks duration following an upper respiratory infection. Physical examination revealed dyspnea with nasal flaring and subcostal ...

During my physical assessment course as a nursing student I was being precepted by an NP from the local Veteran’s Affairs (VA) hospital. We made home visits to VA patients. On this particular day, the ...

Occlusion of a major bronchus, either extrinsic (ie, due to enlarged lymph node, aberrant vessel ) or intrinsic (ie, due to mass, mucus, exudate) Congenital abnormality, such as congenital lobar ...