A 5-month-old male infant presented with persistent tachypnea of a few weeks duration following an upper respiratory infection. Physical examination revealed dyspnea with nasal flaring and subcostal ...

Of 10 infants with mediastinal bronchogenic cysts seven were in severe or moderate respiratory distress at admission. In none was the precise diagnosis of bronchogenic cyst made before operation. In ...

During my physical assessment course as a nursing student I was being precepted by an NP from the local Veteran’s Affairs (VA) hospital. We made home visits to VA patients. On this particular day, the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 65-year-old man was referred for a mediastinal mass in the right paratracheal area that was found on a routine ...

Mediastinal lymphadenopathy is the swelling of the lymph nodes in the chest cavity. It is a symptom of various conditions and can be benign or malignant. Mediastinal lymphadenopathy is a condition ...

A 59-year-old woman with end-stage renal disease presented to the emergency department with shortness of breath about one month after starting continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. On examination ...

Occlusion of a major bronchus, either extrinsic (ie, due to enlarged lymph node, aberrant vessel ) or intrinsic (ie, due to mass, mucus, exudate) Congenital abnormality, such as congenital lobar ...