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2. Decompression sickness - Wikipedia

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   A multiplace chamber is the preferred facility for treatment of decompression sickness as it allows direct physical access to the patient by medical personnel, but monoplace chambers are more widely available and should be used for treatment if a multiplace chamber is not available or transportation would cause significant delay in treatment ...

3. Emphysema - Wikipedia

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   Centrilobular emphysema, also called centriacinar emphysema, affects the centre of a pulmonary lobule (centrilobular) in the lung, the area around the terminal bronchiole and the first respiratory bronchiole, and can be seen on imaging as an area around the tip of the visible pulmonary artery.

4. Bronchoconstriction - Wikipedia

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   With emphysema the shortness of breath due to effective bronchoconstriction from excessive very thick mucus blockage (it is so thick that great difficulty is encountered in expelling it resulting in near exhaustion at times) can bring on panic attacks unless the individual expects this and has effectively learned pursed lip breathing to more quickly transfer oxygen to the blood via the damaged ...

5. Doctors Say This Is How You Can Loosen and Clear Mucus From ...

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   Several evidence-based natural remedies can help relieve chest congestion, says Joseph Mercola, D.O., board-certified family medicine osteopathic physician and author of Your Guide to Cellular ...

6. Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction - Wikipedia

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   Endobronchial valves are inserted using a bronchoscope into sections of the lungs damaged by emphysema. Endobronchial valves are medical devices that allow air to exit these sections but not to re-enter. The valves, in effect, cause damaged lung tissue to deflate, thereby reducing the excessive lung volume (hyperinflation) caused by emphysema.

7. A CT man couldn’t walk 5 feet without catching his breath ...

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   Paul Petruccione was doing yard work the day after he came home from Saint Francis Hospital, having undergone a procedure to treat his emphysema and COPD. That’s after he got up at 4:30 a.m. and ...