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“The Missing Piece” – introduction to a ‘video handbook’ for living with C.O.P.D.

admin — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:25:40 +0000

An emphysema patient shares valuable information about strategies he has developed to manage his daily life. His ‘video handbook’ is aimed at helping other patients to improve the quailty of their lives and minimize the progression of the disease. The video also serves to warn smokers of the difficulties they potentially face through this glimpse into the life of a sufferer of this devastating ailment. The following link provides information for ordering the DVD: http://www.scooterlink.com/index.cfm?method=content.display&id=F020081C-F9B4-6DEF-12E0F5D843CF757B

Duration : 0:4:3

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Dragons of Zynth – Labor Day Lung

admin — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:25:17 +0000

myspace.com/dragonsofzynth. Produced by DOZ and Dave Sitek. Vocals:Akwetey. Peace is an interpretation. In these war-ridden times or High water is not an abstract. We Americans, Sunnis, Israelis, Africans…are responsible for the upkeep and destiny of our time-the way in which we breathe images,life, stories. The passion to kill is another man’s celebration is another man’s regret. Fire burrrrn. Video Directed and Produced by DOZ

Duration : 0:4:54

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Lung Transplant

admin — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 19:14:58 +0000

InFocus Productions ists in helping a call out for help concerning Hurricane Katrina victim, Tania Trudeaux Robinson. At 38, she has been diagnoised with Sarcoidosis a rare lung disease found mainly in African-American women.

Duration : 0:1:0

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Smoked Cannabis’ Effect on Lungs, pt. 3, Dr. Tashkin

admin — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 19:14:53 +0000

Does regular marijuana smoking cause COPD, Emphysema and/or Lung Cancer? In part 3, Donald Tashkin, MD examines cancer risk and overall results from his study.
Donald P. Tashkin, MD – Medical Director of the Pulmonary Function Laboratory, Professor of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles.

After 25 years of research, here are the study’s
Summery & Conclusions:
* Habitual marijuana smoking is ociated with:
- Symptoms of acute and chronic bronchitis
- Evidence of microscopic injury to bronchial lining cells.
- Inconsistant evidence of mild airway obstruction.
* but NOT with an accelerated decline in lung function.
- Thus unlikely to be ociated with the development of clinically significant COPD.

* In a large, prospectively designed population-based case-control study:
- We did NOT observe a positive ociation of marijuana use – even after heavy long-term use, with either lung or UAT cancer, controlling for tobacco use and other possible confounders.
- In marked contrast, we confirmed the strong dose-dependent effect of tobacco use on the occurence of these cancers.”

Presented to Fifth Clinical Conference on Cannabis Therapeutics held in Pacific Grove, CA, April, 2008. Conference hosted by Patients Out of Time.
http://MedicalCannabis.com

Duration : 0:10:0

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Histopathology Lung –Acute pulmonary edema, Asbestos bodies

admin — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 19:14:45 +0000

Histopathology Lung –Acute pulmonary edema, Asbestos bodies

Duration : 0:3:8

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Lung Cancer; My Father’s Journey.

admin — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:34:36 +0000

This is what Lung Cancer looks like on the outside. My father Edward Bailey did not smoke.
This is my father’s Journey.

Duration : 0:4:31

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Dinosaur Jr – The Lung

admin — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:34:27 +0000

Dinosaur Jr – The Lung

Duration : 0:3:54

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Insidermedicine in Review – April 21, 2008 (CMAJ)

admin — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:34:09 +0000

Welcome to Insidermedicine’s review of the April 22 Issue of the Canadian Medical ociation Journal.

From Ottawa – Performing advanced life saving techniques such as intubation in the field on patients who have experienced severe trauma may lower their chances of survival. A study of nearly 3,000 patients, half of whom received advanced life support care from paramedics and the other half more basic support, showed that while 4 out of 5 patients survived, advanced techniques did not lower mortality. In fact, those who received intubation in the field had an increased risk of mortality.

From Kandahar – A quick thinking medic has saved the life of a young man in Afghanistan, by using a rarely used procedure. In order to open the airway of a 19-year-old, who was critically injured by an explosion, and suffering from extensive facial, oral, and mandibular injuries, the medic performed an emergency cricothyrotomy. He stabilized the patient’s airway by making a 1.5 mm incision just below the vocal cords. This procedure is routinely taught to Canadian Forces Health Services but infrequently used.

From Toronto – Placing patients with an acute lung injury in the prone position (i.e., face down) while being ventilated may improve their oxygenation but does not affect overall survival. In a meta-analysis of 13 studies incorporating data from over 1,500 patients, the outcomes of ventilation in the prone versus supine positions appeared to be similar in those with acute lung injury and those with hypoxemia. Performing prone ventilation in the ICU, which may require re-positioning of endotracheal tubes and intravenous lines, should be reconsidered as a routine practice.

From the UK- A smoker with an 18-month history of taking multiple antibiotics for a lung infection presents with a 4 week history of a progressively darkening tongue. For more details on this interesting case, please see today’s issue of the CMAJ.

And finally from Halifax- While we are all well aware that travel to specific regions may raise the risk of tropical disease, did you know that geographical mapping can be used to identify neighbourhoods with good eating habits or link high rates of adverse pregnancy outcomes to proximity to incinerators? In this issue, we are introduced to the concept of health geography- an emerging discipline that considers both well-being and disease in terms of place, location and geography.

For Insidermedicine’s review of this week’s issue of the CMAJ, I’m Dr. Susan Sharma.

Duration : 0:2:45

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RESPIRATORY CARE: ARDS

admin — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:34:06 +0000

Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Here is an illustration that may help you visualize the disease

Duration : 0:1:2

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Andrea Eisenman: Post Double Lung Transplant

admin — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 22:27:51 +0000

Andrea Eisenman is 43 years old with Cystic Fibrosis. She is Living, Breathing, Succeeding after recieving a double lung transplant.

Duration : 0:7:27

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