What's new in pulmonary artery hypertension.
Pulmonary hypertension is a debilitating disease and has a poor prognosis. This article provides an overview of new treatments for this disease.
Critical Illness↗
Biomedical subjects
Jennifer M Sims
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Guidelines for treating asthma.
Asthma is a chronic condition in which inflammatory changes occur in the airways characterized by mucosal inflation. While it is a chronic disease, it can be managed quite effectively in most patients. This article presents several of the new treatment guidelines for asthma.
Asthma↗
A look at critical care visitation: the case for flexible visitation.
The topic of critical care visitation has been researched and discussed over the past 25 years and still remains controversial. There still remain many concerns over the benefits of open or flexible visitation. A review of some research conducted in the past several years, perceived barriers to open visitation, and the benefits will be presented in this article.
Attitude of Health Personnel↗
An overview of asthma.
Asthma is a disease characterized by reversible airflow obstruction and airway hyperresponsiveness. This disease accounts for thousands of hospitalizations each year. Critical care nurses play an important role in the management of acute asthma and in the prevention of acute exacerbations. This article presents an overview of asthma, its pathophysiology, signs and symptoms, and management.
Acute Disease↗