Three groups of subjects were studied in Cooperstown, New York, at a mean barometer pressure of 730 mm. The first consisted of 8 normal persons (3 men and 5 women), whose ages ranged from twenty to ...

Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is a rare respiratory disease that affects somewhere between 4 and 40 people per million worldwide. The condition causes substances such as fats and proteins to ...

The American Heart Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics provide these pediatric advanced life support guidelines focusing on resuscitation during cardiopulmonary resuscitation and ...

Gas exchange occurs in the alveoli which are found in the lungs. Many spongy mesophyll cells are in contact with the air spaces, providing a large surface area for gas exchange to happen. The spongy ...