Use of high-flow nasal cannula and intravenous propofol sedation while performing flexible video bronchoscopy in the intensive care unit: Case reports.

Flexible video bronchoscopy is a procedure that plays an important role in diagnosing various types of pulmonary lesions and abnormalities. Case 1 is a 68-year-old male patient with a lesion in the right lung apex of approximately 4 mm × 28 mm with atelectasis bands due to a crash injury. High-flow system with 35 L/min and fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO) 0.

A focus on the use of subcutaneous C1-inhibitor for treatment of hereditary angioedema.

Introduction: HAE is a very debilitating disease that causes significant distress for patients not only during an acute attack but also constant fear for a subsequent attack. It is important to address long-term prophylactic (LTP) therapy to prevent attacks, decrease morbidity and increase the quality of life. When discussing LTP, the drug burden, convenience and efficacy must be taken into account.

Diagnosis of primary immunodeficiency diseases in the developing world: the need for education and networking with the developed world.

Purpose Of Review: Even with the evident improvement in knowledge about clinical and molecular aspects and the technology used to diagnose primary immunodeficiency diseases (PIDs), there is still a significant delay in recognition of these diseases in the developing world, specifically in Latin America. In this review, the goal is to outline the challenges that need to overcome for the diagnosis of PIDs and the optimization of resources available based on our experience.

Recent Findings: We describe the advances achieved in the past decade in Latin America in terms of recognition of PIDs, as well as the need for improvement.