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... lobes of the patient's lungs. The valves allow trapped air to escape the affected lobe, while also preventing air from re-entering. Over time, the most ...
This benefit was evident only when LVRS was performed on selected patients with upper lobe predominant emphysema and a low baseline exercise capacity. While ...
Often caused by smoking, this lung disease causes problems with breathing that worsen over time. It's one type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ...
Lung nodules are common. Most aren't cancer. Find out what tests might be recommended if you have a lung nodule.
Phenytoin is used to control seizures (convulsions), including tonic-clonic (grand mal) and psychomotor (temporal lobe) seizures, in the treatment of epilepsy.
Bronchiolitis is a common lung infection in young children and infants. It causes swelling and irritation and a buildup of mucus in the small airways of the ...
In Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD), areas of your brain (the frontal lobe and temporal lobe) shrink, causing progressive speech, language, personality and ...
Chronic granulomatous (gran-u-LOM-uh-tus) disease (CGD) is a genetic condition in which infection-fighting white blood cells don't work properly. These white ...
Encephalitis (en-sef-uh-LIE-tis) is inflammation of the brain. It can be caused by viral or bacterial infections, or by immune cells mistakenly attacking the ...
A partial thyroidectomy involves removing only a portion of the gland — usually one lobe or one side of the thyroid. This procedure may be recommended when ...
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