Researchers at National Jewish Health and colleagues have identified a mechanism involved in the formation of mucus plugs in asthma. Mucus plugs are thick, sticky accumulations of mucus that can form ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The link between preserved ratio impaired spirometry (PRISm) and airway obstruction development was independent ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The American College of Chest Physicians published a clinical practice guideline on management of central airway ...

This page lists all known medications that could potentially lead to 'Upper airway obstruction' as a side effect. It's important to note that mild side effects are quite common with medications. The ...

The American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) recently released a new clinical guideline on central airway obstruction (CAO). Published in the journal CHEST, the guideline contains 12 ...

A man in his early fifties developed lingual and sublingual haematomas causing acute airway compromise that required an emergent tracheostomy. He had been on warfarin following prosthetic mitral valve ...

Four Examples of Patients with Obstructive Airway Disease. According to a case definition of ACOS that has been widely promulgated, the syndrome is estimated to be present in 15 to 45% of the ...