The respiratory system is made up of several organs and structures, including the lungs, windpipe, diaphragm and alveoli. It is responsible for taking in oxygen and expelling carbon-dioxide waste.

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Take a deep breath in …and out. Feels good, right? And it's also necessary for staying alive. But what ...

The Family Health Care Institute newsletter (from the King Hussein Foundation institutes) presents to the reader today, ...

Using a statistical tool known as multilevel mediation analysis to analyze individual data from 3562 patients with ARDS enrolled in nine previously reported randomized trials, we examined ΔP as an ...

Most patients requiring mechanical ventilation for acute lung injury and the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) receive positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) of 5 to 12 cm of water. Higher ...

Múinteoir Clíona's science lesson today was about the respiratory system. The respiratory system is the group of the tissues and organs that work together to allow us to breathe. If you would like to ...

It’s almost impossible to avoid viruses and bacteria, but certain risk factors increase your chances of developing acute respiratory infection. The immune systems of children and older adults are more ...

Signs of acute respiratory failure include dizziness, shortness of breath, confusion, drowsiness, and a bluish discoloration of your lips, skin, or extremities. It can be life threatening and requires ...