Publications by authors named "M S Lingenfelter"
One hundred adolescents aged 14 to 20 were studied in treatment programs located in two states (Minnesota and Oklahoma). The purpose of the study was to assess the course of substance use, number and type of substance disorder diagnoses, severity of substance disorder, treatment history for substance disorder, and psychiatric comorbidity. Duration of course, frequency of substance use, abuse vs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTranstracheal oxygen (TTO) delivery for patients with chronic hypoxemia has been used increasingly since its introduction in 1982. Most complications have been relatively minor and usually occur in conjunction with catheter placement. This report describes two patients with long-term catheter use who developed increasing respiratory failure and cor pulmonale, at least in part, due to a large tracheal mucus plug.
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- Conducted a five-year review of TBNA procedures during bronchoscopy, finding that 39% of patients underwent TBNA, with 23% of samples testing positive for malignancy.
- 86% of patients had mediastinal nodes sampled, and 25% of samples from other mucosal abnormalities showed cancerous cells.
- The study suggests TBNA is a safe and effective method for evaluating potential lung cancer, accurately correlating with histology and providing definitive diagnoses in some cases without significant complications.