What is Childhood Asthma?
...pulmonary disease: 2018 report.” Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease. 2018. Accessed: 09 February 2018. ↩ “Patterns of growth and decline in lung function in persistent childhood asthma.” The...
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What is Fabry Disease?
...years and females roughly 75 years.[9] Other names for Fabry disease Fabry’s disease Anderson-Fabry disease Angiokeratoma corporis diffusum alpha-galactosidase A deficiency Fabry disease FAQs If you are worried you may...
What is Late Lyme Disease?
...People affected by late Lyme disease may develop other subtypes of late Lyme disease, such as post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome (PTLDS) or chronic Lyme disease. Symptoms of late Lyme disease...
What is Small Cell Lung Cancer?
...**What is Small Cell Lung Cancer?** **Q: What is small cell lung cancer (SCLC)?** **A:** Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is a highly aggressive type of lung cancer characterized by...
What is Pulmonary lobectomy: Overview, Benefits, and Expected Results
Definition & Overview The human lungs have several lobes, with the right lung typically having three while the left one having two. If one or more of these lobes no...
What is Smoke Inhalation?
...British Lung Foundation. “Blood gas test.” January, 2017. Accessed May 21, 2018. ↩ National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. “Pulmonary Function Tests.” Accessed May 21, 2018. ↩ National Heart, Lung...
What is Pediatric Pneumonia?
...lead to multiple organ failure Pneumothorax, the medical term for a collapsed lung. This is when air enters the space around a person’s lungs, which can impact the lung’s ability...
What is Chronic Bronchitis?
...chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The condition makes it difficult for the lungs to take in air and expel it while breathing, due to the narrowing or obstruction of the...
What is Thoracoscopy: Overview, Benefits, and Expected Results
...i.e. perforation of organ lining Collapsed lung, or when air leaks out of the lungs and goes into the pleural cavity Respiratory distress Excessive bleeding Air leakage from the lungs...
What is Lyme Disease?
...disease, and then spreads slowly through the body. This is called disseminated Lyme disease. The third type of LD, late Lyme disease tends to be slightly more common in children...