There are effective alternatives to furosemide for the prevention and treatment of exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage. They include the nasal strip, concentrated equine serum, and a diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids. Conjugated estrogens and antifibrinolytics may also be effective. Authors’ address: College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506; e-mail: tepp@vet...

A precise and reproducible lateral osteotomy is a requirement for successful rhinoplasty. Two basic techniques have evolved: the external perforated method and the internal continuous method. The literature supporting the external perforated technique maintains that it contributes to a controlled, stable fracture and produces less nasal airway narrowing, hemorrhage, edema, and ecchymosis; howev...

The paper firstly represents two cases of cholesterol granuloma of the maxillary sinus in China. The common symptoms of the disease include nasal obstruction and bone erosion in severe case. The disease is related to obstruction of the antral ostia, hemorrhage into polypoidal mucosal disease or cholesterol precipitation in the walls of antral cyst. A review of the literature on cholesterol gran...

Ankaferd Blood Stopper (ABS) (Ankaferd Health Products Ltd., Istanbul, Turkey) is a standardized unique combined medicinal plant extract, which has been approved in the management of postsurgery dental bleeding and external hemorrhage in Turkey. ABS induces a very rapid formation (<1 second) of a specific hemostatic protein network within vital erythroid aggregation in the injured vascular area...

INTRODUCTION Respiratory Syncytial Virus is a common neonatal pathogen. Here we present a case of a premature, low birth weight infant who contracted respiratory syncytial virus and developed a severe pulmonary hemorrhage. CASE PRESENTATION A 12-day-old Asian male, former 30-week premature infant with a birth weight of 1025 grams presented with nasal secretions, episodes of desaturations and ...

background: nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation (nippv) is a non-invasive ventilatory mode, which delivers mechanical ventilation via nasal tubes or prongs. the present study was conducted to compare the efficacy of nippv and nasal continuous positive airway pressure ventilation (ncpap) in reducing the need for intubation in preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome (rds)....

Factor V deficiency is a relatively uncommon disorder, inherited as an autosomal recessive trait that manifests clinically only in individuals who inherit the defective gene from both parents. The hemorrhage of nasal and oral cavity and ecchymosis are common but intracranial hemorrhage is very rare. We experienced a 53 year old male patient with intracranial hemorrhage due to factor V deficienc...

INTRODUCTION Respiratory syncytial virus is a common neonatal pathogen. Here we present a case of a premature, low birth weight infant who contracted respiratory syncytial virus and developed a severe pulmonary hemorrhage. CASE PRESENTATION A 12-day-old Asian male, former 30 week premature infant with a birth weight of 1025 grams presented with nasal secretions, episodes of desaturations and ...