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PEMPix 2024 Online Case #2: Flight of Passage

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It is believed that this sequestered portion of his lung placed him at an elevated risk for infections as this is a known complication of bronchopulmonary sequestration. 2019 Apr 1;48(4):e169-e174. He initially presented to his pediatrician two months prior with 10 days of cough and unexplained fevers. References Palla J, Sockrider MM.

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An Arm and a Leg: The Prescription Drug Playbook, Part I

Physician's Weekly

In January of last year, Cole went to a Walgreens in Appleton, Wisconsin, to get refills on the medication he used to control his asthma. A few days later, he had a massive asthma attack. A few days later, he had a massive asthma attack. He’d been taking it for years, and he expected to pay about seventy bucks.