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Various, including anti-MAG Confirmed 1-2 per 100,000 [59] Guillain-Barré syndrome: Peripheral nerves Various, including anti-GM1, anti-GD1a Confirmed 1-2 per 100,000 [60] Hashimoto's encephalopathy: Brain Anti-thyroid (TPO, Tg) Probable Rare [61] Idiopathic inflammatory demyelinating diseases: Central nervous system Varies Probable
According to a 2018 systematic review, a shorter, five-day course of systemic corticosteroids is likely comparable to longer (10–14 day) therapy for treatment of COPD exacerbation (Odds ratio (OR) 0.72, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.36 to 1.46). [19] Theophylline is generally not recommended.
In medicine, a nasopharyngeal airway (NPA), nasal trumpet (because of its flared end), or nose hose, is a type of airway adjunct, a tube that is designed to be inserted through the nasal passage down into the posterior pharynx to secure an open airway.
Heated humidified high-flow therapy, often simply called high flow therapy, is a medical treatment providing respiratory support by delivering a flow of oxygen of up to 60 liters per minute to a patient through a large-bore or high-flow nasal cannula. Primarily studied in neonates, it has also been found effective in some adults to treat ...
Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine is a bimonthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering pulmonology. It was established in 2007 and is published by Taylor & Francis. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2016 impact factor of 2.432. [1]
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A Cochrane review found that mucolytics in chronic bronchitis may slightly decrease the chance of developing an exacerbation. [63] The mucolytic guaifenesin is a safe and effective treatment for stable chronic bronchitis. This has an advantage in that it is available as an extended use tablet which lasts for twelve hours. [64]