Today’s featured artist is Mel LaPour with her submission titled “Transition”.
“Clinical symptoms in PCD affect the entire respiratory tract; the majority of symptoms occur on a chronic, daily basis and start soon after birth. At least 80% of newborn babies with PCD develop neonatal respiratory distress despite a full-term gestation, with increased work of breathing, tachypnea, and prevalence of upper and middle lobe atelectasis on chest radiographs. Most PCD patients are well immediately after birth, but develop respiratory distress at 12–24 hr of life (as opposed to other causes of respiratory distress in term neonates (e.g., transient tachypnea of the newborn—TTN), which often present in the first few hours after birth). A small proportion of PCD patients are discharged home on day 1 of life but are then hospitalized with respiratory distress within the first few weeks of life. Often misdiagnosed with TTN or pneumonia, PCD infants frequently require supplemental oxygen for days to weeks.” ~ Diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment of primary ciliary dyskinesia: PCD foundation consensus recommendations based on state of the art review - Adam J. Shapiro MD, Maimoona A. Zariwala PhD, Thomas Ferkol MD, Stephanie D. Davis MD, Scott D. Sagel MD, PhD, Sharon D. Dell MD, Margaret Rosenfeld MD, Kenneth N. Olivier MD, Carlos Milla MD, Sam J. Daniel MD, Adam J. Kimple MD, Michele Manion, Michael R. Knowles MD, Margaret W. Leigh MD, for the Genetic Disorders of Mucociliary Clearance Consortium
The PCD Artist Project is a collaborative effort by artist to raise awareness for PCD or primary ciliary dyskinesia and support the PCD Smiles program. Each artist who submitted art work to the project either has PCD or has a PCD friend or family member.
The PCD Artist Project’s 2022 exhibition merchandise ranges from apparel, giftware, home furnishings, and printed products such as posters, prints, wall art, and other items, all created from our exhibition; which can be viewed on PCD Smiles’s website. It is our hope that you support the PCD Smiles program by purchasing exhibition merchandise today.
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