Breathing in or swallowing asbestos fibers can lead to a variety of illnesses that may not present symptoms until many years after exposure. These asbestos-related diseases include: Asbestosis Atelectasis (lung collapse) Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) ...
Other Non-Cancerous Asbestos Diseases Atelectasis (collapsed lung) Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Diffuse pleural thickening Pericardial effusion (fluid buildup in heart lining) Peritoneal effusion(fluid buildup in abdomen lining) Symptoms of Asbestos-Related Cancers ...
The new list groups together certain categories, such as chronic lung diseases (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, cystic fibrosis, etc) and heart conditions (heart failure,coronary artery disease,hypertension, etc). SUGGESTED for you Both diabetes types are now grouped under "diabetes." ...
Lung Transplantation for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Call to Modify the Lung Allocation Score to Decrease Waitlist MortalityTravis D. Hull MD, PhDGregory A. Leya MD, MBAAndrea L. Axtell MD, MPHPhilicia Moonsamy MD, MPHAsishana Osho MD, MPH...
As a chronic lung disease, asthma is commonly treated with inhaled medications delivered to the airways with either a handheld inhaler or a nebulizer.A nebulizer machine changes liquid medication into a mist inhaled through a mouthpiece or mask. In some some people, such as young children or old...
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have only recently been prospectively evaluated despite their increasing clinical acceptance. We additionally lacked information on certain measures used to gauge the severity of chronic COPD, such as lung function. We expressly attempted to develop and validate a risk system that only required informatio...
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Waiting List Removal Rates Among Patients with Chronic and Malignant Liver Diseases Equitable liver allocation should ensure that nonelective removal rates are fairly distributed among waiting candidates. We compared removal rates for adul... R.B. Freeman,E.B. Edwards,A.M. Harper - 《American Jour...
Erythropoietin (EPO) is the hormone that regulates the development of red blood cells in the bone marrow. It is produced by the interstitial cells of the kidney.Answer and Explanation: EPO levels increase in response to hypoxia, anemia, and chronic lung diseases. Recombinant EPO can be ...