Respiratory dysfunction from multiple sclerosis (MS) is most commonly of insidious onset and related to progressive respiratory muscle weakness [1]. Disorders of respiratory muscle coordination are poorly recognised and challenging to diagnose. We present a case of a patient with MS and no clear muscle weakness whose dyspnoea was associated with a disorder of respiratory muscle control. The pot...

Abstract Background Neck pain is one of the most frequently reported musculoskeletal complaints among adults; its prevalence in world ranging from 16.7 to 75.1%. It can have an impact on a person’s physical, psychological, and social well-being. Along with pain, disability, muscle weakness, alterations posture, neck patients are likely develop affection respiratory function as numerous studies....

The pandemic caused by novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV 2) with respiratory and multiorgan dysfunction needing prolonged mechanical ventilation. Tracheostomy reduces ventilator support time. study was done on 23 patients role of PCT observed. A recovery rate 8.77% observed no significant change in mortality even after better airway management.

Myxedema coma is a rare and potentially life-threatening condition that occurs when severe hypothyroidism untreated or inadequately managed. It characterized by rapid drop in mental status, hypothermia, respiratory failure, hypotension, other symptoms of metabolic dysfunction. The primarily affects older women with history thyroid dysfunction but can occur any age gender group. A common trigger...

Respiratory failure due to respiratory muscle dysfunction is a common problem in neuromuscular diseases,1 and respiratory muscle weakness can be reversible, relapsing, or progressive.2 In amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the respiratory muscle dysfunction is not reversible, and respiratory failure is fatal, usually within 5 years.3 One method of measuring the decline of respiratory function...

Sleep related respiratory dysfunction and vocal cord paralysis are considered to be the major factors responsible for respiratory failure in multiple system atrophy (MSA). We report a patient initially presenting with alveolar hypoventilation culminating in respiratory failure, ultimately diagnosed as MSA. No central sleep apnea or marked paralysis of the vocal cords was noted. The most likely ...

Perioperative management of elderly patients remains one the most difficult tasks modern anesthesiology. Compared with younger patients, people over 60 years age have a higher risk developing adverse postoperative outcomes, as result age-related decline in physiological functions, presence several concomitant diseases, polypragmasia, cognitive dysfunction and specific geriatric syndromes, such ...

STUDY OBJECTIVE To determine the epidemiology of multiple organ failure (MOF) in patients with the adult respiratory distress syndrome. PATIENTS We followed up 50 patients with serial determinations of respiratory and nonrespiratory organ function for seven days after diagnosis. DESIGN Data were stratified between patients who died and those who survived (defined as hospital discharge). M...