Not Signed In - Diaphragm Atrophy Occurs Within Two Weeks Of Mechanical Ventilation
Mon, 30 Oct 2006 02:00 AM EST
... Ventilated, acutely critically ill patients may experience significant diaphragmatic atrophy within the first two weeks of mechanical ventilation, according to a new Mt. Sinai School of Medicine study. Researchers used bedside ultrasound and charts to determine the diaphragm thickness of 20 intensive care unit (ICU) patients, within 48 hours of intubation. [click link for full article] ...
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- Diaphragm
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy
- Cerebral Atrophy
- Temporary lactose intolerance afterwards (usually gets better in 1-2 weeks or less)
- Spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy
- Urogenital Atrophy
- Multiple System Atrophy
- Life-threatening airway blockage (if swelling occurs in the throat)
- Distal spinal muscular atrophy, type V
- Olivopontocerebellar Atrophy
- Spinocerebellar Atrophy
- Hallux varus (occurs with surgical over-correction, where the toe points away from the second toe)
- Atrophy
- Progressive Hemifacial Atrophy
- Bulbospinal Muscular Atrophy
- Optic nerve atrophy
- Multiple System Atrophy with Orthostatic Hypotension
- X-Linked Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy
- Contraception
- Cockayne syndrome
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