Dr. Nora Amanda Barrett M.D.
Pulmonologist | Pulmonary Disease
850 Boylston St Suite 540 Chestnut Hill MA, 02467About
Dr. Nora Barrett practices Pulmonology in Chestnut Hill, MA. A pulmonologist is a physician who possesses specialized knowledge and skill in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary conditions and diseases. Dr. Barrett manages patients who need life support and mechanical ventilation, and is specially trained in diseases and conditions of the chest, particularly pneumonia, asthma, tuberculosis, emphysema, and complicated chest infections.
Education and Training
University of Virginia School of Medicine 2000
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Quinine ocular toxicity: treatment of blindness using therapy for vasospasm.
- Inadvertent intrathecal injection of tramadol.
- Transfusion-related acute lung injury: a literature review.
- Outreach in obstetric critical care.
- Inhibition of Th2 adaptive immune responses and pulmonary inflammation by leukocyte Ig-like receptor B4 on dendritic cells.
- Novel H1N1 influenza and Panton-Valentine leukocidin Staphylococcus aureus necrotizing pneumonia.
- Dectin-2 regulates the effector phase of house dust mite-elicited pulmonary inflammation independently from its role in sensitization.
- Signaling through FcRγ-associated receptors on dendritic cells drives IL-33-dependent TH2-type responses.
- The management of abnormal haemostasis in the ICU.
- Cysteinyl leukotrienes: an innate system for epithelial control of airway smooth muscle proliferation?
- Capabilities of a mobile extracorporeal membrane oxygenation service for severe respiratory failure delivered by intensive care specialists.
- Leukotriene E4 elicits respiratory epithelial cell mucin release through the G-protein-coupled receptor, GPR99.
- Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase δ Regulates Dectin-2 Signaling and the Generation of Th2 and Th17 Immunity.
- Acceptance and transfer to a regional severe respiratory failure and veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) service: predictors and outcomes.
- The bioavailability of benorylate in hot beverages.
Treatments
- Asthma
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (copd)
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