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Pleural CasesSESSION TYPE: Case ReportsPRESENTED ON: Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 09:00 AM - 10:00 AMINTRODUCTION: Sarcoidosis is a chronic multi-system disorder of unknown etiology characterized by granulomatous inflammation. Commonly involved organs include lymph nodes, lungs, skin, eyes and heart. Pulmonary involvement is manifested as hilar or mediastinal lymphadenopathy with parenchymal opacities. Pleural effusion and underlying pleural involvement with sarcoidosis is uncommon and is seen in less than 2% of the cases of pulmonary sarcoidosis. We present one of such case. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Deepankar Sharma, Joshua RubenfeldNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Critical Care Posters IISESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: Adequate tracheal sealing is imperative to avoid leakage of subglottic secretions into the lower airways during mechanical ventilation and thus to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). Within acceptable upper limits of cuff pressure (i.e. 25cmH2O), an endotracheal tube (ETT) cuff made of ultrathin polyurethane prevents secretion inflow better than a conventional polyvinylchloride cuff. However, the temperature difference between ventilator gas and air inside a polyurethane cuff has been shown to produce condensation drops which may occlude the inflation line. We investigated whether this condensation process affected continuous cuff pressure monitoring and adjustment. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Herbert Spapen, Walter Moeyersons, Wim Stiers, Emiel SuysNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Slide PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 12:15 PM - 01:15 PMPURPOSE: The relationship between maximal cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPX) and submaximal exercise in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is poorly understood. CPX and the 6-minute walk test (6MWT) were compared with a focus on exercise tolerance (ET) and systemic oxidant stress (OS) in patients with IPF. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Lawrence Cahalin, Carol Ramos, Ignacio Gaunaurd, Nicole Eustis, Constanza Sol, Meryl Cohen, Orlando Gomez-Marin, Diana Cardenas, Robert JacksonNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Tuberculosis PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: This project investigated the relationship between smoking rates, ethnicity, and TB disease to determine whether there was a level of moking that increased the susceptibility to active tuberculosis amongst contacts to infectious TB. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Kelsey Seal, Vernon Hoeppner, Assaad Al Azem, Nathan OsgoodNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Congenital Disorder Case Report PostersSESSION TYPE: Case Report PosterPRESENTED ON: Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMINTRODUCTION: Mechanical airway compression from thoracic bony abnormalities is a rare cause of tracheobronchial obstruction in children and may lead to problems in the operating room or intensive care unit when extubation is attempted. We present a case of a 13-year-old male with Duchenne muscular dystrophy who was admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit(PICU) after resuscitation following an 8-minute cardiopulmonary arrest from airway obstruction. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Merrick Lopez, Shyam Kishan, Thomas Bahk, Mudit MathurNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.