...a PM&R Physician Treat? PM&R physicians treat problems that happen because of injury, illness, or chronic conditions. The most common treatments include: Medical rehabilitation Pain-neuromuscular medicine rehabilitation Musculoskeletal medicine Rehabilitation...
...Pulmonary Function Testing? Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT) is a group of tests that measure how well your lungs are functioning. It is often prescribed to evaluate lungs disorders like asthma,...
...find out what the problem is. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) People with chronic bronchitis, emphysema, or both, are said to have the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The condition...
...cancer. In this article, we will discuss the overview of the procedure, the benefits, and the expected results of a pulmonary lobectomy. What Is Pulmonary Lobectomy? A pulmonary lobectomy is...
Definition and Overview The Blalock-Taussig shunt is a procedure that connects the systemic to the pulmonary circulations (aortopulmonary shunt). It is a palliative procedure, meaning it does not treat the...
...as well as its diseases: Sleep apnea, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD, Asthma, and respiratory allergies Respiratory infections (pleurisy, bronchopneumonia, tuberculosis, legionellosis, etc.), Alterations due to prolonged inhalation of...
...the FAQs. Vestibular rehabilitation therapy (VRT) Vestibular rehabilitation therapy can help a person overcome temporary or permanent changes to the vestibular apparatus in the inner ear, which controls sensory information...
Definition and overview A percutaneous transcatheter IV stent treatment is a procedure used to replace a damaged or diseased pulmonary valve with an artificial valve (such as the Melody valve)....
...lavage for pulmonary alveolar proteinosis”; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19995769 Departments of Pulmonary Medicine and Anesthesia, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi; “Whole Lung Lavage: The Salvage Therapy for Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis”; http://medind.nic.in/iae/t07/i1/iaet07i1p41.pdf /trp_language]...
...specialty in itself, pulmonologists can specialize even further. Some of these doctors focus on certain diseases, like asthma, pulmonary fibrosis, and COPD, while others treat unique demographics, like pediatric patients...
