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PEMPix 2024 Online Case #2: Flight of Passage

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Bronchopulmonary sequestration Our patient was diagnosed with bronchopulmonary sequestration (BPS). 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. Bronchopulmonary sequestration C. Lymphoma D. of all CLMs.

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Scope This! A Podcast on Gastroesophageal Reflux and Gastritis

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I’ll make the important distinction between gastritis – which is diagnosed only via endoscopy – and dyspepsia, the term best used to describe the symptoms many patients experience. Children with respiratory conditions and chronic lung disease like asthma are more prone to GERD as well.