These findings provide some evidence that reduced slow wave sleep (SWS) and rapid eye movement sleep (REM) may contribute to brain atrophy, thereby increasing the risk of Alzheimer disease (AD).

Abstract: Tube thoracostomy (chest tube insertion) is a surgical procedure that treats pneumothorax, a potentially life-threatening condition where air accumulates between the chest wall and the lungs ...

The pleura (plural: pleurae) is a two-layered membrane that covers the lung. Between the layers is a small amount of lubricating fluid, known as pleural fluid, which helps cushion the lung and reduce ...

Lung cancer starts in your lungs and can spread to other parts of your body. There are more than 20 kinds of lung cancer. Some other conditions can have similar warning signs to lung cancer.

1 Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia 2 Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Qassim University, ...

Median survival was significantly less in veterans with vs without pleural effusion in CHF (1.51 vs 3.23 yrs), cancer (1.33 vs 2.05 yrs), and pneumonia (4.27 vs 5.11 yrs). Clinically significant ...

Correspondence to Michael A Mitchell, Department of Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada; MichaelA.Mitchell{at}lhsc.on.ca Background Pleural ...

At 0200 hours Medic 772 is dispatched for a report of a “man down.” The crew arrives to find a young male on the sidewalk, apparently sleeping and lying on his side. Knowing that the area is ...

When an epileptic seizure starts in one side of the brain, it’s called a focal onset seizure or a focal seizure. Both terms mean the same thing. During a focal aware seizure, you stay fully aware of ...