![Common Respiratory Diseases: Causes And Prevention 1 Common Respiratory Diseases: Causes and Prevention](https://adoctor.org/wp-content/uploads/senior-female-with-inhaler-outside-1200-628-facebook-300x157.jpg)
...linked to a higher risk of a variety of other health problems, including: cardiovascular disease type 2 diabetes depression dementia It’s most often treated with a CPAP device that helps...
![What Is Ct Scan - Lungs: Overview, Benefits, And Expected Results 2 What is Acupuncture: Overview](https://adoctor.org/wp-content/uploads/adoctor-procidures-300x158.png)
...machine from taking pictures of the chest. The CT scan machine resembles a large donut—it is a large cylindrical machine with an opening (or hole) in the middle. The patient...
![What Is Sleep Medicine Follow-Up: Overview, Benefits, And Expected Results 3 What is Acupuncture: Overview](https://adoctor.org/wp-content/uploads/adoctor-procidures-300x158.png)
...require a CPAP machine that opens up the air’s passageway, so they are able to breathe properly at night. In such cases, the doctor would also orient the patient on...
![What Is Pneumothorax? 4 Pneumothorax](https://adoctor.org/wp-content/uploads/adoctor-conditions-231-300x158.png)
...disease, being on a breathing machine, surgery to the chest or abdomen, or a blocked airway.[4] A small pneumothorax may occasionally not need any particular treatment, but a larger pneumothorax...
![What Is A Sleep Medicine Consultation: Overview, Benefits, And Expected Results 5 What is Acupuncture: Overview](https://adoctor.org/wp-content/uploads/adoctor-procidures-300x158.png)
...treatment plan tailored to the individual patient’s needs. This might include lifestyle modifications, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy, medications, or other forms of therapy. ## Benefits Sleep is vital...
![What Is A Pillar Procedure: Overview, Benefits, And Expected Results 6 What is a Pillar Procedure: Overview, Benefits, and Expected Results](https://adoctor.org/wp-content/uploads/27013-what-is-a-pillar-procedure-overview-benefits-and-expected-results-300x169.webp)
...pillar procedure, there are also other available treatments for snoring and OSA. These include continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), oral breathing appliances like nasal dilators and surgery like uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP),...
![What Is Open-Heart Surgery: Overview, Benefits, And Expected Results 7 What is Open-Heart Surgery: Overview, Benefits, and Expected Results](https://adoctor.org/wp-content/uploads/26898-what-is-open-heart-surgery-overview-benefits-and-expected-results-300x300.webp)
...the heart. Before the actual surgery is performed, the patient is attached to a heart-lung bypass machine. This allows the surgeon to work on the patient’s heart while the machine...
![What Is Dialysis: Overview, Benefits, And Expected Results 8 What is Acupuncture: Overview](https://adoctor.org/wp-content/uploads/adoctor-procidures-300x158.png)
...the use of a dialysis machine, also referred to as a dialysis membrane. The patient’s blood is directed into the machine, which then filters it and returns the cleansed blood...
![What Is Radiation Therapy: Overview, Benefits, And Expected Results 9 What is Radiation Therapy: Overview, Benefits, and Expected Results](https://adoctor.org/wp-content/uploads/27090-what-is-radiation-therapy-overview-benefits-and-expected-results-300x202.webp)
...room where the machine is and will be asked to lie down on the treatment table. The radiation therapist will operate the machine from a shielded room. The machine will...
![What Is Mri Of The Brain: Overview, Benefits, And Expected Results 10 What is MRI of the Brain: Overview, Benefits, and Expected Results](https://adoctor.org/wp-content/uploads/26861-what-is-mri-of-the-brain-overview-benefits-and-expected-results-300x225.webp)
...will be asked to lie down inside a special scanning machine with a strong magnetic force. All metal objects such as jewellery, watches, hair accessories, and even hearing aids or...