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Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome
Belonging to the bunyavirus family of viruses, hantavirus is a relatively newly discovered class of viruses. The word "hantavirus" is derived from the Hantaan River, where the Hantaan virus was first isolated.
In patients with suspected pulmonary embolism (PE), computed tomographic angiography (CTA) is more than twice as likely to show an unexpected nodule or adenopathy as it is to show a PE - and physicians need to be prepared to deal with the consequences, warns a paper in the November 23 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. Reuters Health Information
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Background Chest computed tomographic angiograms (CTAs) are frequently ordered for evaluation of suspected pulmonary embolism (PE) in the emergency department, but non-PE findings are often noted. Our objective was to determine the prevalence and management implications of incidental findings on chest CTAs ordered to assess for PE.
Methods In a cross-sectional study, we reviewed 589 pulmonary CTAs that were ordered in the emergency...
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In one of the few studies of the long-term effects of medication in the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) disease, a team of researchers found the health and exercise capacity of PAH patients improved after two years of treatment with ambrisentan, according to a study published in the current edition of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
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Pulmonary embolism is a life-threatening condition most often caused by a blood clot breaking off from a vein and entering the circulatory system. While evidence-based guidelines exist to help physicians safely and efficiently evaluate patients with suspected pulmonary embolism, testing often differs from what is suggested.
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R. Duncan Hite, M.D., director of medical intensive care at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, has been named the new chief of the Section on Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Immunologic Diseases at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Now a professor of internal medicine, Hite joined the faculty in 1994 as an assistant professor.
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