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Pleurisy: Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
Pleurisy [also known as pleuritis] refers to the inflammation of the pleura — the thin membranes surrounding the lungs and lining the chest cavity. When you have a swollen pleura, they rub against each other — as opposed to gliding smoothly (in its normal state) —...
Cystic Fibrosis: Complications and Lung Transplant Treatment
Cystic Fibrosis Lung Transplantation becomes a critical treatment option when this inherited disorder leads to serious complications. Cystic fibrosis causes thick, sticky mucus to build up in the lungs and digestive tract, leading to frequent respiratory infections,...
Combined Heart & Lung Transplant Surgery | Importance and Recovery Procedure
Combined heart and lung transplant surgery is one of the major and rare transplantation procedure where both deceased heart and lungs are transplanted with the healthy ones of a recently deceased donor. This transplantation surgery is performed as a last resort when...
Respiratory Care Week 2020 – 4 Simple Ways You Can Keep Your Lungs Healthy
Oxygen is the life force that drives the human body, and breathing is what feeds this oxygen every tissue and cell. Every breath we take goes through airways, reaches lungs which circulate it to every cell and tissue in the body with the help of blood and...