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Sweat Test
A sweat test is used to diagnose cystic fibrosis. During the test, medicine that causes sweating is applied with a gauze pad to either the arm or the thigh. A mild electrical current pushes the medicine into the skin to cause the child to sweat. The sweat is collected, and then the salt content of t...More...
Alveolitis, Extrinsic Allergic
Important It is possible that the main title of the report Alveolitis, Extrinsic Allergic is not the name you expected. Please check the synonyms listing to find the alternate name(s) and disorder subdivision(s) covered by this report. ......More...
Experiments About Clouds
The type of clouds that form depends on atmospheric conditions, such as air pressure, moisture content and temperature. Whatever type of cloud forms, it is as a result of warm, moist air rising which condenses to make water droplets. The density of the water droplets is directly related to the amoun...More...
Does Hookah Smoking Cause Cancer?
Does hookah smoking, the recent craze that has hit the United States, cause cancer?...More...
High Prevalence of Altered Cardiac Repolarization in COPD
Find out more about the mechanisms that lead to altered cardiac electrophysiology in COPD....More...
New Guidelines: Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Dr. Nicholas Gross looks at a recent prospective study that addresses the issue of proper corticosteroid dosing in long-term patients....More...
What Are the Causes of Inspiratory Wheezing?
Inspiratory wheezing, also known as stridor, produces a strained, high-pitched sound made when breathing. It is usually caused by an obstruction involving either the pharynx, epiglottis, trachea, larynx or bronchial tubes. Inspiratory wheezing can affect children and adults....More...
Healthcare-associated Pneumonia: The State of Evidence to Date
Healthcare-associated pneumonia defines a set of risk factors for a resistant etiologic pathogen, requiring broader spectrum treatment than community-acquired pneumonia....More...
Donor-Lung Preservation Device Approved
Technology may lead to more transplants, FDA says...More...
What is Prophylactic Cranial Irradiation (PCI)?
Prophylactic cranial irradiation (PCI) is sometimes used with small cell lung cancer. What is this procedure?...More...
Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Bronchial Asthma
The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is very popular....More...
Metered Dose Inhalers (MDIs) and Dry Powder Inhalers (DPI) for COPD
Metered dose inhalers (MDI) and dry powder inhalers (DPI) help you get the right amount of COPD medication when and where you need it. Get the tips you need from WebMD to use inhalers the right way....More...
Definition of Neoadjuvant Therapy
Neoadjuvant therapy may have been recommended for your cancer. What is the definition of this type of treatment?...More...
Association Between COPD and GERD
Find out more about the interactions between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and GERD....More...
Lung Health Special Feature Stories and News
Find special feature stories and news on Lung Health at WebMD....More...
Tuberculosis (TB)-Topic Overview
What is tuberculosis? Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial infection that is most often found in the lungs (pulmonary TB) but can spread to other parts of the body (extrapulmonary TB)....More...
Rigid Thoracoscopy or Flexi-rigid Pleuroscopy?
Flexi-rigid pleuroscopes are now widely available as an alternative to conventional rigid thoracoscopes. Which is the better instrument?...More...
The Symptoms of Pneumonia in Babies
Symptoms of pneumonia in babies may be harder to detect than the symptoms of pneumonia in adults. Some of the pneumonia symptoms in babies are common to all age groups while others are specific to babies. The latter can help parents decide whether to seek medical help for their baby....More...
Viagra: Treatment for Lung Disease?
Viagra may ease blood pressure in the lungs of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a study shows....More...
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