What Does a Ventilator Do?

The ventilator also may breathe out for you, or you may do it on your own. In this case, the machine will blow air into your lungs automatically if...

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How Does Coronavirus Spread?

Community spread is when someone gets the virus without any known contact with a sick person. The animals may have caught the virus from close cont...

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Chronic Bronchitis Overview

As the disease goes on, it’s harder for you to breathe. Chronic bronchitis may make it easier for you to catch respiratory infections like colds, t...

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Signs of a COPD Flare-Up

Self-awareness is important with COPD flare-ups. You should call your doctor right away if you or a loved one with COPD is showing symptoms of a fl...

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Can You Prevent Pneumonia?

Pneumonia is an infection in your lungs caused by bacteria, a virus, or, less often, a fungus. Parents should also make sure that children under th...

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Interventional Pulmonology

Using these tools, the doctor can perform several other interventional pulmonology procedures. During bronchoscopy, a doctor may collect a small pi...

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