Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the collective term for some lung diseases that make breathing difficult. COPD is the overall term used to describe a variety of illnesses, including chronic bronchitis, emphysema and chronic ... [... more]
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Smoking (quitting) - Overview - introduction
National Health Service (NHS); Cancer;Heart attack;Lung cancer;Chest infection;Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease;Cough;Heart lung transplant;Pneumonia;Respiratory There are 10 million ex-smokers in the UK. See how some of them kicked the ... [... more]
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
National Health Service (NHS); Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease;Stopping smoking Information on Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease from NHS Choices including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, risks and treatment and with links to other useful ... [... more]
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Survanta
Beractant is a natural lung (pulmonary) surfactant. Surfactants are wetting agents which coat the surface of the air sacs (alveoli) and reduce surface tension in the lungs. This helps to inflate and expand the air sacs during breathing and ... [... more]
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Mycobutin
Rifabutin is an antibiotic which is used to treat both non-tuberculosis mycobacterial disease and pulmonary tuberculosis. Rifabutin targets and inactivates a bacterial chemical called RNA-polymerase. The tuberculosis bacteria use RNA-polymerase ... [... more]
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Coping with smoker's lung (chronic bronchitis)
Smoker's lung is a chronic inflammation of the lungs. It is also known as chronic bronchitis, emphysema or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It causes the respiratory passages to be swollen and irritated, increases mucus production ... [... more]
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Curosurf
Poractant alfa is a natural lung (pulmonary) surfactant and is obtained from the lungs of pigs. Surfactants are wetting agents which coat the surface of the air sacs (alveoli) and reduce surface tension in the lungs. This helps to inflate and ... [... more]
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Pulmonary embolism
A lung embolus (pulmonary embolism) occurs when a blood vessel supplying the lung becomes clogged up by a clot - a lump of coagulated blood. The clot may have travelled in the bloodstream from a vein in the pelvis, abdomen or in the leg; through ... [... more]
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Pulmonary thromboembolism
Pulmonary thromboembolism is a blockage of one of the arteries in the lung by a blood clot. The symptoms can be so vague it may be confused with many other conditions, and is frequently fatal. Microscopic thrombi, or clots, are continually being ... [... more]
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Bronchodilator drugs - Overview - Introduction
National Health Service (NHS); Bronchodilator drugs;Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease;Respiratory Information on Bronchodilator drugs from NHS Choices including why, when and how they should be used and with links to other useful ... [... more]
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