IV fluid therapy does not result in the extracellular volume distribution expected from
Starling's original model of semi-permeable capillaries subject to hydrostatic and oncotic …

High-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) is an uncommon form of pulmonary edema that
occurs in healthy individuals within a few days of arrival at altitudes above 2,500–3,000 m …

Abstract Purpose of Review Volume management in hemodialysis patients is often
challenging. Assessing volume status and deciding how much fluid to remove during …

The multiple inert gas elimination technique (MIGET) was born in the early 1970s in John
West's UCSD laboratory. Some 45 years later, we have thought to bring together in one …

The question of whether pulmonary edema develops during exercise on land is
controversial. Yet, the development of pulmonary edema during swimming and diving is well …

My colleagues (25) have a difficult task, because it is easier to prove a positive than a
negative. A 1978 case report documents two athletes that presented, after running the …

Rapid intravenous (iv) infusion of 0.9% saline alters respiratory mechanics in healthy
subjects. However, the relative cardiovascular and respiratory effects of bolus iv crystalloid …

New Findings What is the central question of this study? The aim was to evaluate the degree
to which increases in haematocrit alter cerebral blood flow and cerebral oxygen delivery …

Despite a huge range in lung size between species, there is little measured difference in the
ability of the lung to provide a well-matched air flow (ventilation) to blood flow (perfusion) at …

Long-term survival of lung transplant patients is limited, principally because of Bronchiolitis
Obliterans Syndrome (BOS). BOS is primarily classified based on airflow obstruction …