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Annals of Internal Medicine | 1999

Association between the Epworth Sleepiness Scale and the Multiple Sleep Latency Test in a Clinical Population

Selim R. Benbadis; Edward J. Mascha; Michael C. Perry; Barbara R. Wolgamuth; Laurence Smolley; Dudley S. Dinner

No statistically or clinically significant association was seen between scores on the subjective Epworth Sleepiness Scale and results of the objective mean sleep latency test. These tests may evalu...


Journal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR | 2015

Follicular Bronchiolitis: A Literature Review.

Basheer Tashtoush; Ndubuisi Okafor; José Ramírez; Laurence Smolley

Follicular bronchiolitis (FB) also known as hyperplasia of the bronchial associated lymphoid tissue (BALT), or bronchiolar nodular lymphoid hyperplasia, is an entity characterized by the development of lymphoid follicles with germinal centers in the walls of small airways. FB is thought to be caused by antigenic stimulation of BALT, followed by a polyclonal lymphoid hyperplasia. It is currently classified as one of the reactive pulmonary lymphoid disorders in a group known as the lymphoproliferative pulmonary diseases (LPDs). FB is a pathological diagnosis that can be seen in several clinical settings, including connective tissue diseases, immunodeficiency states, autoimmune diseases, infections, obstructive airway diseases, as well as several types of interstitial lung diseases (ILDs). Its characteristics need to be carefully identified and differentiated from other closely related diseases in the group of LPDs due to significant differences in treatment and prognosis.


Case reports in pulmonology | 2013

Vanishing Lung Syndrome in a Patient with HIV Infection and Heavy Marijuana Use

Basheer Tashtoush; Fernando Gonzalez-Ibarra; Roya Memarpour; Anas Hadeh; Laurence Smolley

Vanishing lung syndrome (VLS) is a rare and distinct clinical syndrome that usually affects young men. VLS leads to severe progressive dyspnea and is characterized by extensive, asymmetric, peripheral, and predominantly upper lobe giant lung bullae. Case reports have suggested an additive role of marijuana use in the development of this disease in young male tobacco smokers. We herein report a case of a 65-year-old Hispanic male previously diagnosed with severe emphysema and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), with a history of intravenous heroin use and active marijuana smoking who presents to the emergency department with severe progressive shortness of breath he was found to have multiple large subpleural bullae occupying more than one-third of the hemithorax on chest computerized tomography (CT), characteristic of vanishing lung syndrome. The patient was mechanically ventilated and later developed a pneumothorax requiring chest tube placement and referral for surgical bullectomy. Surgical bullectomy has shown high success rates in alleviating the debilitating symptoms and preventing the life threatening complications of this rare syndrome. This case further emphasizes the importance of recognizing VLS in patients with severe emphysema and heavy marijuana smoking.


Case reports in emergency medicine | 2015

Food Particle Aspiration Associated with Hemorrhagic Shock: A Diagnostic Dilemma

Basheer Tashtoush; Jonathan Schroeder; Roya Memarpour; Eduardo Oliveira; Michael Medina; Anas Hadeh; José Ramírez; Laurence Smolley

The hemodynamic compromise caused by a large aspirated food particle in the airway can become the focus of medical attention and a distraction from rare but fatal Heimlich maneuver related injuries after an incident of food aspiration. We herein present a case of an 84-year-old man who was brought to the emergency department after an episode of choking at a restaurant followed by several failed Heimlich maneuver attempts. Despite relieving the airway obstruction by extracting a large piece of steak from the airway, the patient remained hypotensive and required continued hemodynamic support. Repeated laboratory tests within 24 hrs of aspiration showed a significant decline in the hemoglobin level. A computed tomography (CT) scan of the abdomen and pelvis showed a lacerated liver with a large subcapsular hematoma draining into the pelvis. Conclusion. Hepatic rupture is a rare complication of Heimlich maneuver; this paper represents the second case report in the literature. It emphasizes the necessity of early identification and surveillance of fatal Heimlich maneuver complications in a high risk population.


COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 2009

Physician alert suggesting alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency testing in pulmonary function test (PFT) results

Franck Rahaghi; Ismael Ortega; Nicholas Rahaghi; Eduardo Oliveira; José Ramírez; Laurence Smolley; James K. Stoller


Pulmonary circulation | 2014

Shared Medical Appointments in Pulmonary Hypertension

Franck Rahaghi; Veronica L. Chastain; Rosanna Benavides; Gustavo Ferrer; José Ramírez; Jinesh Mehta; Eduardo Oliveira; Laurence Smolley


Neurologic Clinics | 2004

The pulmonary consultation in the perioperative management of patients with neurologic diseases

Eduardo Oliveira; Alan W. Michel; Laurence Smolley


Chest | 2010

Physicians’ Views on Targeted Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Testing by Respiratory Therapists in PFT Labs and Their Awareness of Protections Offered by the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA)

Osman Qureshi; Ali Warda; Nicholas Rahaghi; Gustavo Ferrer; José Ramírez; Eduardo Oliveira; Laurence Smolley; Franck Rahaghi


Chest | 2007

THE IMPACT OF INCLUDING A PHYSICIAN ALERT ACCOMPANYING PULMONARY FUNCTION (PFT) RESULTS ON TESTING FOR AND DETECTION OF ALPHA-1 ANTITRYPSIN DEFICIENCY

Franck Rahaghi; Ismael Ortega; Deborah Schrager; Terre Schott; Eduardo Oliveira; Laurence Smolley; James K. Stoller


Chest | 2012

Case Control Review of Intubation With the Flexible Fiberoptic Bronchoscope in the ICU: Safety, Complications, and Usefulness as Diagnostic Adjunct

Ryu Tofts; Felix Hernandez; Marlow Hernandez; Amitesh Agarwal; Michael Alvarez; Payam Nabizadeh; Huai Phen; Freyer Abhi; Charlene Negron; Hadeh Anas; Laurence Smolley; Franck Rahaghi; Ferrer Gustavo; Ramirez Jose; Oliveira Eduardo

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