Management of life-threatening haemoptysis

Management of life-threatening haemoptysis.

Massive haemoptysis represents a major medical emergency that is associated with a high mortality. Here we present two cases of life-threatening haemoptysis, the first caused by rupture of an aortic aneurysm into the lung in a 37-yr-old woman with polyarteritis nodosa and the second caused by massive bleeding from an angiectatic vascular malformation in the right main bronchus in a 21-yr-old wo...

Life threatening haemoptysis controlled by laser photocoagulation.

Topical treatment of life threatening haemoptysis from aspergillomas.

BACKGROUND The efficacy of topical treatment of 12 episodes of severe life threatening haemoptysis from a pulmonary aspergilloma in 11 patients is reviewed. METHODS A retrospective review was performed on five white and six African-American patients of mean age 49 years. The underlying diseases were bronchiectasis, sarcoidosis, tuberculosis, or histoplasmosis. The patients were prospectively ...

Life-threatening Supraventricular Arrhythmias: Management

The cardiac tachyarrhythmias can be divided into 2 major groups. A. Supraventricular B. Ventricular The supraventricular tachyarrhythmias, commonly seen in clinical practice are: 1. Supraventricular tachycardias. 2. Atrial flutter 3. Atrial fibrillation Supraventricular arrhythmias can be life threatening a. When associated with underlying LV dysfunction heart failure. b. In association with WP...

Life-threatening asthma: pathophysiology and management.

Asthma prevalence and mortality have been increasing over the past 2 decades, despite advances in medical therapy. In 2003 the National Health Interview Survey reported over 4,000 asthma-related deaths. A small proportion of people with severe asthma use a large proportion of health-care resources and bear the burden of asthma-related morbidity and mortality. The management of acute asthma is c...