Here’s a selection of what readers have asked this week… Q: A CHEST X-ray found that I have an enlarged heart. I asked if this meant I could have a heart attack at any time but was told I ...

Orogastric and nasogastric tubes are used for both decompression and feeding in the NICU. The placement and use of these tubes are one of the most frequent nursing procedures in the NICU.

Musculoskeletal chest pain can be alarming since any type of chest pain can raise concerns about heart disease. And because chest pain may indeed be a sign of angina or of some other cardiac (heart) ...

These may include: Chest X-ray Computed tomography (CT) scan Bronchoscopy Endobronchial ultrasound During a bronchoscopy or endobronchial ultrasound, a long thin tube with a light and camera at the ...

Laryngoscopy and endotracheal intubation via the nose were performed frequently during respirator therapy with the utmost care to minimize trauma. The endotracheal tube ... x-ray films of the ...

If you’ve ever been diagnosed with the common cold or bronchitis, you’ve likely experienced chest congestion ... can last for weeks as your bronchial tubes heal. If you have a cough that ...

The pneumothorax was evident on day 6 after initiation of mechanical ventilation, and transfer to our centre followed 2 days after placement of two chest tubes. After placing a large-bore chest tube ...

One of Canada's biggest pension funds has moved to buy power producer Innergex Renewable Energy in a deal that represents an enterprise value of 10 billion Canadian dollars ($7.01 billion ...

Pneumoperitoneum has been observed in 36% of patients undergoing PEG tube placement. [38] It is theorized that excessive air insufflation, prolonged procedure time, and multiple percutaneous ...

Between his 1874 discovery and his invention of cathode-ray tube in 1897, Braun moved from strength to strength in his teaching career. Having started out as a teacher at a Gymnasium (school ...

The condition may be visible if it leads to bulging beneath the skin. It most often affects the skin of the neck or chest but can occur elsewhere. The skin has an outer layer called the epidermis ...