When it comes to equine axillary wounds—those that damage the space between the inside of the upper limb and the body wall—the part you can see on your horse's skin might be the proverbial tip of the ...

Some symptoms of tension pneumothorax include shortness of breath, sharp chest pain, and blue or discolored skin, lips, or nails. Tension pneumothorax is a medical emergency. Tension pneumothorax is a ...

Pneumothorax, commonly called a collapsed lung, can be painful and in certain situations, may be life-threatening. In a healthy body, the lungs are touching the walls of the chest. A pneumothorax ...

Background: Pneumothorax is a common complication in the premature newborn with respiratory distress syndrome. Its incidence may have declined following the widespread use of antenatal steroids and ...

THE purpose of this paper is to report a case of mediastinal, subcutaneous and probable subpericardial emphysema treated by recompression, with subsequent recovery. On February 11, 1958, a 19-year-old ...

Baby C. was born at 39 weeks' gestation through vaginal delivery complicated by shoulder dystocia. Apgar scores were 7 and 8 at 1and 5 minutes, respectively. The birth weight was 4165 g (>90th ...