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2. Pulmonary rehabilitation - Wikipedia

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   Pulmonary rehabilitation. Pulmonary rehabilitation, also known as respiratory rehabilitation, is an important part of the management and health maintenance of people with chronic respiratory disease who remain symptomatic or continue to have decreased function despite standard medical treatment. It is a broad therapeutic concept.

3. Tracheobronchial injury - Wikipedia

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   Repair of extensive tears can include sewing a flap of tissue taken from the membranes surrounding the heart or lungs (the pericardium and pleura, respectively) over the sutures to protect them. [2] When lung tissue is destroyed as a result of TBI complications, pneumonectomy or lobectomy (removal of a lung or of one lobe, respectively) may be ...

4. Hyperinflation therapy - Wikipedia

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   Hyperinflation therapy. Hyperinflation therapy (HIT) is a very common [1] therapy performed on patients who have some sort of respiratory distress. The therapy involves applying volumes greater than normal to reinflate the collapsed alveoli in the lungs. There are many different techniques used to administer hyperinflation therapy. [2]

5. The Best Foods for Healthy Lungs—and the Ones to Avoid - AOL

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   For good lung health, the American Lung Association suggests avoiding foods that contain trans fats, such as butter and lard, as well as keeping your sodium levels low to prevent edema (swelling ...

6. Effect of oxygen on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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   Many people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease have a low partial pressure of oxygen in the blood and high partial pressure of carbon dioxide.Treatment with supplemental oxygen may improve their well-being; alternatively, in some this can lead to the adverse effect of elevating the carbon dioxide content in the blood (hypercapnia) to levels that may become toxic.

7. Dad, 41, kept getting pneumonia. It turns out the issue was ...

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   People can lower their risk of heart failure by making lifestyle changes, such as treating high blood pressure, managing their type 2 diabetes, quitting smoking and maintaining a healthy body weight.