Finding it hard to breathe when you lay down is medically called orthopnea. Find a list of potential causes to help narrow ...

A 41-year-old man was evaluated for swelling in the ankles and syncope. CT of the chest showed bilateral mediastinal and ...

Mild, moderate and severe grades of incapacity ... In about one third of the cases, short of a frank clinical picture of pulmonary edema, breathlessness was associated with crepitation in the ...

The City Health Office (CHO) of San Fernando on Wednesday reported 14 suspected cases of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) in seven barangays from January 1 t ...

Water retention can also happen in the stomach (ascites), lungs (pulmonary edema), or in the chest around the lungs (pleural effusion). Water retention can be temporary and mild, like after an ...

Corboy said most travelers come down with the less serious, mild form of altitude sickness but there are ... one of the two forms of serious altitude sickness. High altitude pulmonary edema, or HAPE, ...

Mild AMS does not interfere with normal activity and symptoms ... There are two other severe forms of altitude illness, High Altitude Cerebral Edema (HACE) and High Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE).

Stage Core Temperature Signs & Symptoms Mild Hypothermia 99º - 97ºF Normal ... pulse may not be palpable 78º - 75ºF Pulmonary edema, cardiac and respiratory failure,death. Death may occur before this ...

Bring Supplemental Oxygen Traveling or hiking with oxygen can effectively prevent and relieve mild altitude sickness ... sicknesses known as high-altitude cerebral edema (HACE) or high-altitude ...

Dietary impact on pulmonary pressures is still poorly understood ... For 48 h, parents also noticed an altered general status, peripheral edema as well as a fast heartbeat. He had no infectious, ...