| 1. | There was atelectasis and an extra lobe in the left lung.
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| 2. | Chronic atelectasis is often treated with antibiotics because infection is almost inevitable.
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| 3. | It is a common misconception that atelectasis causes fever.
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| 4. | The primary treatment for acute massive atelectasis is correction of the underlying cause.
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| 5. | There have been no reports of kittens born flat ( primary atelectasis ).
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| 6. | He also suffered from atelectasis which aggravated the lungs, and worsening cardiopulmonary failure.
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| 7. | Leakage of air into the pleural cavity ( pneumothorax ) also leads to compression atelectasis.
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| 8. | Some kittens suffer from congenital'secondary'atelectasis, which presents shortly after birth.
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| 9. | The low tidal volume aims to minimize alveolar overdistention and the PEEP minimizes cyclic atelectasis.
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| 10. | Pulmonary haemorrhage, pleural effusions, atelectasis, and intrapulmonary shunts also contribute to respiratory difficulty.
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