Methods: Sixty five subjects (11 healthy smokers, 44 smokers with stage 0–IV COPD, and 10 healthy non-smokers) were assessed using lung function testing and HRCT scanning to quantify emphysema and ...
Measuring a patient’s tongue thickness (TT) may be able to provide some insight into predicting difficult laryngoscopy and intubation, according to new research. The study found that patients with ...
This edition of “Current Concepts in the Management of the Difficult Airway” marks the 21st anniversary of this biannual review. It is the authors’ hope that this technique may serve to be a new tool ...
Tongue soreness can be widespread or occur on one or both sides of the tongue. Treatments will largely depend on the cause, but may include good oral hygiene, mouth rinses, or certain medications ...
In Sharpless' case, the Millcreek Township woman's tongue would move backward and block her airway. "I'd lay there and listen," Jim Sharpless said. "It seemed like forever while I was waiting for ...