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… Conditions Basics What is chronic lung disease in infants? Chronic lung disease in an infant means that damaged …
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… Understanding COPD Chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) is a chronic condition that damages the lungs, getting worse over time. The disease …
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… Condition Basics What is black lung disease? Black lung disease is a common name for a lung …
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… and Older Other symptoms include: Collapsed Lung (Pneumothorax) Pleural Effusion Pleurisy Pulmonary Embolism Pulmonary (Lung) Nodules Snoring Lung Diseases Learn about lung disease and …
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… Overview Smoking harms your lungs in many ways. Quitting smoking is the … important thing you can do to slow down the disease and improve your quality of life. Smoking is linked to: Lung cancer. Most lung cancer is caused by …
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… Surgery Overview The goal of surgery for lung cancer is to remove all of the cancer and … The doctor removes a small wedge of lung. Segmentectomy. The doctor removes a larger part of the lung. Lobectomy. The doctor removes the …
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… Overview Lung function means how well your lungs work. When you have COPD, your lungs … when you have COPD, and they get lower as the disease gets worse. These numbers are usually …
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… to your doctor about them. Coronary Artery Disease: Should I Have Bypass Surgery? 1 Get … problems such as diabetes, kidney disease, lung disease, or peripheral arterial disease. … problems such as diabetes, kidney disease, lung disease, or peripheral arterial disease. …
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… to your doctor about them. Coronary Artery Disease: Should I Have an Angiogram? 1 Get the … if it was cold out. I thought it was just my lungs, but when I saw my doctor, he said he … if it was cold out. I thought it was just my lungs, but when I saw my doctor, he said he …
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… 98 What is cryptococcal disease? Cryptococcal disease, also known as … or have had organ transplants Have chronic lung disease Smoke How is this disease … test for Cryptococcus infection in a blood, lung or spinal fluid sample. Is there a …
