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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Atelectasis

Atelectasis is a lung condition that happens when your airways or the tiny sacs at the end of them don’t expand the way they should when you breath...

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What is Asbestos?

The fibers that form asbestos separate very easily into tiny pieces when they’re handled or damaged. If you breathe in the fibers over long periods...

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