News tagged with fluid in the lungs


Research finds new cause for common lung problem

New research has found that in cases of lung edema, or fluid in the lungs, not only do the lungs fail to keep water out as previously believed, but they are also allowing water to pump in.

Medical research created May 06, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Ultrasound to detect lung congestion in dialysis patients may help save lives

Asymptomatic lung congestion increases dialysis patients' risks of dying prematurely or experiencing heart attacks or other cardiac events, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American So ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 28, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

PTSD symptoms common among ICU survivors

One in three people who survived stays in an intensive care unit (ICU) and required use of a mechanical ventilator showed substantial post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms that lasted for up to two years, according ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 26, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

High altitude climbers at risk for brain bleeds

New magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) research shows that mountain climbers who experience a certain type of high altitude sickness have traces of bleeding in the brain years after the initial incident, according to a study ...

Neuroscience created Nov 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Home monitoring may help manage and reduce costs for heart failure

(Medical Xpress) -- Heart failure affects 5.8 million people in the U.S. alone and is responsible for nearly 1 million hospitalizations each year, most resulting from a build-up of body fluid in the lungs and other organs ...

Cardiology created Jan 03, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Oxygenating system associated with lower risk of death for H1N1 patients with respiratory failure

Patients with severe 2009 H1N1 influenza who developed respiratory failure and were treated with a system that adds oxygen to the patient's blood had a lower rate of in-hospital death than similar patients who did not receive ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Stroke risk in pregnant women 2.4 times higher

High blood pressure during pregnancy is a leading cause of maternal and fetal mortality worldwide.

Health created Jul 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0