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[ 26 ] Bem et al described a 31-year old German woman with a 'thyroid condition', who was also taking 'tranquillisers' (unspecified) and alcohol, and who had an acute exacerbation of her schizophrenia after a single tablet of mefloquine; her symptoms persisted for 4 weeks.
Three categories of patients that would be likely to provide limited evidence of ventilator management techniques were excluded from the study: (1) patients on a home ventilator admitted for pulmonary exacerbation or respite care; (2) postoperative patients requiring fewer than 6h of ventilation while anesthetic agents were reversed; and (3) patients shown to be brain dead shortly after admission but ventilated while treatment and organ donation discussions could be conducted with the family.
Of the patients admitted for cardiogenic pulmonary edema, pulmonary embolism, acute exacerbation of COPD, and traumatic pulmonary contusion, only 1 patient, who had cardiogenic pulmonary edema, died before hospital dismissal.
By virtue of their inflammatory roles, TNF-α and IFN-γ likely contribute to the exacerbation of the inflammatory conditions associated with the aged.
Rhinoviruses have been associated with 40% to 65% of "common colds" studied by methods of virus culture [ 1 2 ] . With the use of reverse transcriptase - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), rhinovirus has been shown to be associated with 53% of all colds throughout the year and up to 92% of colds during the autumn outbreak period [ 3 ] . Rhinviruses have been implicated in the exacerbation of asthma symptoms [ 4 ] and may even play a role in asthma related deaths [ 5 ] . Due to their role in the exacerbation of asthma symptoms, rhinoviruses are a major cause of pediatric hospitalizations [ 6 ] .