Negative-pressure pulmonary edema (NPPE) occurs when a large, negative intrathoracic pressure is generated against an obstructed upper airway, causing fluid to shift into the lung interstitium.
Consequently, some physician climbers have suspected another cause such as acute pulmonary edema. In 1959 I had the unusual opportunity of seeing such a case within reach of hospital facilities ...
Thai film legend Chalong Pakdeevijit passed away on Friday, Sept. 13 at the age of 93. His death was announced by the head of Thailand's Department of Cultural Promotion, Prasop Riangngern, according ...