A spiration pneumonia is a disease recognized since antiquity, yet there are few conditions in pulmonary medicine as frequent in occurrence but as lacking in consensus regarding classification and treatment. The priority for clinical description belongs to Hippocrates,’ the first scientific investigalion is ascribed to John Hunters in 1781, and the “classic study” is credited to Mendelson in 19...

A 74-yr-oldmalecomplainedof painlessswellingin the right parotid area which started several months ago. There was no associated numbness in the area, and he denied facialweakness. Essentially, the masswas asymptomatic. His past medical history wasunremarkable andhehadnopriorsurgery. Hewasnotonany medications. He denied allergies. He had smoked tobacco, two packs a day for 55 yr and quit 6 yr pr...

OBJECTIVE to investigate the association of risk factors with the Risk for aspiration nursing diagnosis and respiratory aspiration. METHOD cross-sectional study assessing 105 patients with stroke. The instrument used to collect data addressing sociodemographic information, clinical variables and risk factors for Risk for aspiration. The clinical judgments of three expert RNs were used to esta...

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foreign body aspiration is unusual in adults, except those who are debilitated or have neuropsychiatric disorders. it can be a life-threatening situation and it often requires a high index of suspicion, because the diagnosis can be obscure. prompt diagnosis and intervention through foreign body retrieval are critical to prevent significant morbidity and mortality. we present a case of denture a...

background and objectives: fine needle aspiration cytology (fnac) is an established out- patient procedure used in primary diagnosis of palpable thyroid lesions. a modified technique fine needle capillary sampling (fncs) obviates the need of suction, is less painful, patient friendly and reported to overcome the problem of inadequate and bloody specimens. the aim of our study was to compare the...