scholarly journals The role of chest ultrasonography in the management of respiratory diseases: document II

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Smargiassi ◽  
Riccardo Inchingolo ◽  
Gino Soldati ◽  
Roberto Copetti ◽  
Giampietro Marchetti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Edema ◽  
Diagnostic Tool ◽  
Respiratory Diseases ◽  
Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema ◽  
Pediatric Care ◽  
Chest Ultrasonography ◽  
Emergency Situations ◽  
Sonographic Interstitial Syndrome

Chest ultrasonography can be a useful diagnostic tool for respiratory physicians. It can be used to complete and widen the general objective examination also in emergency situations, at the patient’s bedside. The aim of this document is to promote better knowledge and more widespread use of thoracic ultrasound among respiratory physicians in Italy. This document II is focused on advanced approaches to chest ultrasonography especially in diagnosing sonographic interstitial syndrome with physical hypotheses about the genesis of vertical artifacts, differential diagnosis of cardiogenic pulmonary edema and non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema, raising diagnostic suspicion of pulmonary embolism, ultrasound characterization of lung consolidations and the use of ultrasonography to guide procedural interventions in pulmonology. Finally, document II focuses on chest ultrasonography as useful diagnostic tool in neonatal and pediatric care.

scholarly journals The role of chest ultrasonography in the management of respiratory diseases: document I

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandro Zanforlin ◽  
Rosangela Giannuzzi ◽  
Stefano Nardini ◽  
Americo Testa ◽  
Gino Soldati ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diagnostic Tool ◽  
Respiratory Diseases ◽  
Physical Basis ◽  
Basic Knowledge ◽  
Pleural Effusions ◽  
Chest Ultrasonography ◽  
Thoracic Ultrasound ◽  
Pleural Diseases ◽  
Emergency Situations

Chest ultrasonography can be a useful diagnostic tool for respiratory physicians. It can be used to complete and widen the general objective examination also in emergency situations, at the patient’s bedside. The aim of this document is to promote better knowledge and more widespread use of thoracic ultrasound among respiratory physicians in Italy. This document I is focused on basic knowledge of chest ultrasonography technique, physical basis, aims and characteristics, fields of application. Document I shows how chest ultrasonography can be useful to detect and monitor pleural diseases, pleural effusions and pneumothorax and how it can assess diaphragmatic kinetics and pathologies.

scholarly journals The role of noninvasive ventilation in acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema

Critical Care ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 303 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashar Salman ◽  
Eric B Milbrandt ◽  
Michael R Pinsky
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Edema ◽  
Noninvasive Ventilation ◽  
Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema ◽  
Acute Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema

scholarly journals The role of chest ultrasonography in the management of respiratory diseases: document I

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandro Zanforlin ◽  
Rosangela Giannuzzi ◽  
Stefano Nardini ◽  
Americo Testa ◽  
Gino Soldati ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Respiratory Diseases ◽  
Chest Ultrasonography

scholarly journals Microbiota: A Missing Link in The Pathogenesis of Chronic Lung Inflammatory Diseases

2021 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-32
Author(s):  
AGNIESZKA MAGRYŚ
Keyword(s):  
Respiratory Diseases ◽  
Inflammatory Diseases ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
High Morbidity ◽  
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Chronic Respiratory Diseases ◽  
Chronic Pulmonary Diseases ◽  
Underlying Mechanisms

Chronic respiratory diseases account for high morbidity and mortality, with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and cystic fibrosis (CF) being the most prevalent globally. Even though the diseases increase in prevalence, the exact underlying mechanisms have still not been fully understood. Despite their differences in nature, pathophysiologies, and clinical phenotypes, a growing body of evidence indicates that the presence of lung microbiota can shape the pathogenic processes underlying chronic inflammation, typically observed in the course of the diseases. Therefore, the characterization of the lung microbiota may shed new light on the pathogenesis of these diseases. Specifically, in chronic respiratory tract diseases, the human microbiota may contribute to the disease’s development and severity. The present review explores the role of the microbiota in the area of chronic pulmonary diseases, especially COPD, asthma, and CF.

scholarly journals The role of chest ultrasonography in the management of respiratory diseases: document II

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Smargiassi ◽  
Riccardo Inchingolo ◽  
Gino Soldati ◽  
Roberto Copetti ◽  
Giampietro Marchetti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Respiratory Diseases ◽  
Chest Ultrasonography

Digital x-ray mapping of nanometer-size supported bimetallic catalysts

1988 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. 530-531
Author(s):  
L. T. Germinario
Keyword(s):  
Background Radiation ◽  
Metal Cluster ◽  
Single Element ◽  
Beam Diameter ◽  
X Rays ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Major Interest ◽  
Induced Changes

Understanding the role of metal cluster composition in determining catalytic selectivity and activity is of major interest in heterogeneous catalysis. The electron microscope is well established as a powerful tool for ultrastructural and compositional characterization of support and catalyst. Because the spatial resolution of x-ray microanalysis is defined by the smallest beam diameter into which the required number of electrons can be focused, the dedicated STEM with FEG is the instrument of choice. The main sources of errors in energy dispersive x-ray analysis (EDS) are: (1) beam-induced changes in specimen composition, (2) specimen drift, (3) instrumental factors which produce background radiation, and (4) basic statistical limitations which result in the detection of a finite number of x-ray photons. Digital beam techniques have been described for supported single-element metal clusters with spatial resolutions of about 10 nm. However, the detection of spurious characteristic x-rays away from catalyst particles produced images requiring several image processing steps.

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