Objective Respiratory complications associated with RBC transfusions may be underestimated in PICUs because current definitions exclude patients with preexisting respiratory dysfunction. This study ...

A series of portable respiratory function tests for patients with mild to moderate myasthenia gravis (MG) were found to be useful methods to diagnose previously unidentified at-risk cases for ...

Non-motor symptoms such as pain, fatigue, and sleep disorders, are observed in patients with ALS and reduce their QoL. Many of the non-motor symptoms are poorly defined with unexplained mechanisms, ...

Three main methods of noninvasive support are used in the acute care setting: a high flow of gas delivered through a large-bore nonocclusive nasal cannula (i.e., high-flow nasal cannula), continuous ...

As chronic respiratory failure progresses, you may have symptoms such as difficulty breathing. It’s serious, and the underlying cause doesn’t always have a cure. However, treatments are available to ...

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causes a respiratory illness with systemic immune cell activation, inflammation, widespread multiorgan dysfunction, and thrombosis.

Respiratory rate is the number of breaths taken per minute. In adults, the normal respiratory rate is roughly 12 to 20 breaths per minute. In children, the normal respiratory rate varies by age.