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Shortness of breath — known medically as dyspnea — is often described as an intense tightening in the chest, air hunger, difficulty breathing, breathlessness or ...
People with lung and airway (pulmonary) or chest (thoracic) diseases benefit from the services of our interventional pulmonology specialists.
... chest X-ray or other test. Bronchoscopy can also ... lungs, or to provide treatment for lung problems. ... If the lung is punctured, air can collect in the space ...
In a needle biopsy, your healthcare professional uses X-ray or CT images to guide a needle through the skin on your chest. The needle goes into the lung tissue ...
... chest X-ray lung volumes are decreasing. We've learned that even people with nondisplaced fractures that don't seem bad on CT scans can actually have very ...
Chest pain when you breathe or cough. Confusion ... Smoking damages your lungs' natural defenses against respiratory infections. ... Connect with others talking ...
Pneumonia — an infection in one or both lungs. Pulmonary embolism — a blood clot in an artery in the lung. Trauma to the chest; Tuberculosis. Causes shown here ...
Lung Cancer Program doctors have expertise to treat lung cancer, mesotheliomas, thymomas and other chest cancers.
People with underlying heart or lung disease are more likely to have symptoms that may include: Sudden breathlessness, during activity or at rest; Sharp chest ...
Both of these factors increase the risk of lung damage. Characteristics of the chest wall. In pediatric patients, the chest wall is much softer than in an adult ...
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