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96Recovering From A Pulmonary Embolism - What To Expect During Pulmonary Embolism Recovery
Recovery from a pulmonary embolism takes a lot of time. Lung damage from blood clots is very serious. This page will go over treatment for pulmonary embolisms and share what to expect after a pulmonary embolism.
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88COPD treatment & exacerbation- Management guidelines
By definition: COPD {chronic obstructive pulmonary disease} is chronic respiratory disorder characterized by shortness of breathing and airflow obstruction on least physical exertion due to respiratory insufficiency. The insufficiency is...
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86What Major Benefits From Portable Oxygen Concentrators Can You Get?
Portable oxygen concentrators (POC's) make a tremendous difference in the lifestyles of many people who need extra oxygen as they allow them much greater freedom of movement. Anyone who needs to receive extra oxygen as part and parcel of their lives...
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82What You Need To Know: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Tuesday I had a patient admitted to the ICU for an exacerbation of COPD. They had a respiratory rate of 40, pulse oximetry of 89 and pulse of 140. They were dyspneic, in pain and just not in good shape. For...
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82Lemierre's Syndrome
My story on Lemierre's Syndrome begins on Friday-June 20, 2008. As I'm leaving work, I felt a slight scratchy feeling in the back of my throat, and I remember thinking to myself "Kinda odd for me to be gettin a sore throat in the middle of summer!"...
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85DIPNECH the unknown lung disease
When people hear the words lung disease they think of COPD or black lung but there is another lung disease called DIPNECH. DIPNECH stands for Diffuse Idiopathic Pulmonary Neuroendocrine cell Hyperplasia. DIPNECH causes Neuroendocrine cells which are...
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78Medical symptom checker - Accessory muscle use
Accessory muscle is a group of muscle which is used in respiratory . This hub provides information about the anatomy of each group of accessory muscle ( trapezius, scalene, sternocleidomastoid, pectoralis and intercostal muscles ). This hub also provides information about the common disorder that is associated with the excessively use of the accessory muscle.
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80Pleural effusion or fluid around lungs
This hub provides information about pleural effusion or known as fluid around lungs, what is pleural effusion, what cause pleural effusion, what are the signs and symptoms of pleural effusion, what is the pathology of pleural effusion, what is the treatment of pleural effusion, what is the complication of pleural effusion, what is the epidemiology, survival rates and prognosis of pleural effusion.
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77The world of sleeping while sitting up
This Hub is about the very real sad and scary results of smoking and second hand smoke. Can cause to your health and your loved one's too. The story of lung condition's oxygen usage and not being able to sleep the night through comfortably ever again. The very many different terrible effects of cigarettes over long periods of time. The benefits on your life to just quit altogether for good. Plus, some other emotionally complicated issues with nicotine addiction too.Video's included.
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80When Hoarding Kills
When I moved out of state several years ago, I never imagined what I would be leaving behind. For the most part, I considered my family "normal" with only "normal" family dramas from time to time. It wasn't until I returned home for a visit that I...
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