Pamela J. McShane, MD, explores the clinical manifestations of bronchiectasis, including productive chronic cough, hemoptysis, and recurrent respiratory infections, while emphasizing the importance of ...

Although CA-AKI occurred in 7.6% of those undergoing sequential CTA and BAE for hemoptysis, none of these patients required renal replacement therapy.

BRONCHIECTASIS is protean in its expressions as it is sometimes obscure in its origin. The clinical picture varies in individual patients, but common to the severer cases is a history of harassing, ...

Notable signs and symptoms distinguishing bronchiectasis from other pulmonary disease states are discussed. This is a video synopsis/summary of an Insights involving Mark Metersky, MD, FCCP, on the ...

Most often secondary to childhood infection, bronchiectasis is irreversible. But there are steps you can take to improve your patients’ quality of life. Bronchiectasis, which is characterized by ...

In this Journal feature, information about a real patient is presented in stages (boldface type) to an expert clinician, who responds to the information, sharing his or her reasoning with the reader ...

Bronchiectasis is a condition where the bronchial tubes of your lungs are permanently damaged, widened, and thickened. These damaged air passages allow bacteria and mucus to build up and pool in your ...

Bronchitis may cause you to cough up blood, known as hemoptysis. Bronchitis is inflammation of the bronchial tubes, or airways, that usually happens due to an infection or breathing in irritants like ...

One of the most common genetic diseases, AATD, involves the retention of misfolded alpha 1 antitrypsin (AAT) in hepatocytes, which ...

Hemoptysis is referred to as the condition where expectoration of blood from the lower respiratory tract happens. This condition is classified into the following based on the expectorated blood: ...

Patients with cystic fibrosis who experience hemoptysis were found to be at higher risk for a lung transplant and death without a transplant, according to a study published in Annals of the American ...