Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is the condition in which the alveolar wall is thickened by scarring‚ causes the patients to have shortness of breath‚ fatigue and lower the oxygen saturation. PF may have definable causes but in many cases‚ the causes remain unknown. Those cases with unknown causes called idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Air is drawn in by the nose and mouth‚ passes through the bronchi to the bronchioles and finally reaches millions of alveoli. Around the alveolar is a group of many capillaries
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Shakespeare Sance Homework # 4 The factors that would cause the lung to collapse are elastic recoil and high surface tension. And the factors that prevent the lungs from collapse are negative intrapulmonary pressure and surfactant. During expiration : volume increase and pressure decrease During inspiration : volume decrease and pressure increase The role of surfactant is to decrease surface tension by more than 40 times. And it’s effect on surface tension is to prevent them from PO2
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Lungs do you know any person that has only one lung or more than two because if you know someone like that then you need to be aware because they are not from the earth. Did you know that lungs are making energy with the respiratory system‚ are lungs one of the more important organs that living organisms need? why do we only have two lungs and not more? Can lungs evolve? Can we survive without lungs ? Can lungs evolve like humans lungs are in part of the body without lungs many species or organisms
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meaning of word parts related to the respiratory system. 5. Build respiratory words from word parts and divide and define respiratory words. 6. Spell and pronounce respiratory words. 7. Analyze the medical content and meaning of a pulmonology report. 8. Dive deeper into pulmonology by reviewing the activities at the end of this chapter and online at Medical Terminology Interactive. Medical Language Key To unlock the definition of a medical word‚ break it into word parts. Define each word part. Put the
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Pediatric pulmonologist developed in North America‚ beginning in the 20th century. What sparked the beginning of this was when a history of lung diseases affected children "pediatric pulmonology". In the mid 1940s the study of tuberculosis was the rudimentary beginning of one branch of pediatric pulmonology‚ pediatric pulmonology became an increasingly important area in 1982. R.B. Mellins was the first pediatric pulmonologist to serve as the president of the American Thoracic Society
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What Is NIPPV And What Are Its Types? Introduction Non-invasive Positive Pressure Support‚ commonly known as NIPPV‚ is a process of delivery of mechanical ventilation to those patients who need support to breathe (at certain times). NIPPV doesn’t need an artificial airway to be created through the larynx or trachea. NIPPV is‚ in the modern times‚ one of the most important advances medicine has made in the past two decades in managing acute and chronic respiratory failure. Earlier‚ non-invasive ventilation
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Dr Donna Harrison dictating Diagnostic Imaging Report Patient : Putul Barua ID 135799 Room No. CCU4 X-ray 10-0460 Referring Physician: Simon Williams‚ MD from pulmonology. Reason for exam is hemoptysis Date of exam is 01/10 Procedure: Ct scan of chest without contrast Findings: Ct scan of the chest was performed in 7 mm axial sections with no intrrveous contrast enhancement. Comparison is made to previous ct scans made during his admission last year. There is interval resolution of
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What is Medical Tourism ? Medical tourism can be broadly defined as provision of ’cost effective’ private medical care in collaboration with the tourism industry for patients needing surgical and other forms of specialized treatment. This process is being facilitated by the corporate sector involved in medical care as well as the tourism industry - both private and public. Medical or Health tourism has become a common form of vacationing‚ and covers a broad spectrum of medical services. It mixes
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The University of Miami Hospital (UMH) has recognized as one of the top hospitals in Miami-Dade County. This hospital is a 560-bed hospital and runs with a multidisciplinary function like cardiology‚ pulmonology‚ neurology‚ ophthalmology‚ psychiatric‚ and much more. In order to provide and promote a good care efficiently to their patients and to prevent any possible complication which may cause a negative impact into the patient life‚ this hospital had developed certain clinical practice guidelines
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permanent opening in the abdomen in order to feed a patient through a feeding tube? Gastrostomy Question A semisolid mixture of partially digested food‚ saliva‚ and digestive juices in the stomach is known as chyme. . Question Pulmonology is the study of the __________ and associated structures. lungs Question A prolonged‚ extremely severe‚ life-threatening asthma attack is known as status asthmaticus. Question All of the following can block a bronchus and cause
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