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The most common findings in people with tension pneumothorax are chest pain and respiratory distress, often with an increased heart rate (tachycardia) and rapid breathing in the initial stages. Other findings may include quieter breath sounds on one side of the chest, low oxygen levels and blood pressure , and displacement of the trachea away ...
Since stroke is an essential part of vascular dementia, [13] the goal is to prevent new strokes. This is attempted through reduction of stroke risk factors, such as high blood pressure, high blood lipid levels, atrial fibrillation, or diabetes mellitus. [2] [5] Medications for high blood pressure are used to prevent pre-stroke dementia. [19]
Pleurodesis is performed to prevent recurrence of spontaneous pneumothorax or pleural effusion, and can be done chemically or mechanically. It is generally avoided in patients with cystic fibrosis if possible, because lung transplantation becomes more difficult following this procedure. Previous pneumothorax with or without pleurodesis is not a ...
Getting vaccinated against diseases such as tetanus, diphtheria, shingles, and pneumococcus is associated with a reduced risk to develop Alzheimer’s disease, according to a 2023 study published ...
Fibrosis in the pleura may be produced intentionally using a technique called pleurodesis to prevent recurrent punctured lung (pneumothorax), and the usually limited fibrosis that this produces can rarely be extensive enough to lead to fibrothorax. [3]
The more air a person can expel during a forced breath, the lower the apparent risk of dementia and ischaemic stroke. A higher red blood cell count seems to denote an increased risk of dementia.
Before the advent of tuberculosis chemotherapy in the 1940s, the disease was treated via collapse therapy. [9] This involved the creation of an artificial pneumothorax, aimed at resting the infected lung to limit infection spread and accelerate healing. The traumatic nature of collapse therapy and the discovery of antituberculosis drugs has ...
This is called a hemorrhagic stroke where a blood vessel ruptures. The cause can be an unidentified aneurysm (a spot in the artery that is weak and balloons up to the breaking point).