- of air
spaces (alveoli) in the lungs, and is also
known as
pulmonary emphysema.
Emphysema is a
lower respiratory tract disease,
characterised by enlarged...
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obstructive lung disease,
nonspecific chronic pulmonary disease,
diffuse obstructive pulmonary syndrome. The
terms emphysema and
chronic bronchitis were formally...
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Pulmonary interstitial emphysema (PIE) is a
collection of air
outside of the
normal air
space of the
pulmonary alveoli,
found instead inside the connective...
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Subcutaneous emphysema (SCE, SE)
occurs when gas or air ac****ulates and
seeps under the skin,
where normally no gas
should be present.
Subcutaneous refers...
- et al. (2008). "Imaging of
pulmonary emphysema: a
pictorial review".
International Journal of
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. 3 (2): 193–204. doi:10...
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Combined pulmonary fibrosis and
emphysema (CPFE),
describes a
medical syndrome involving both
pulmonary fibrosis and
emphysema. The
combination is most...
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Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a
blockage of an
artery in the
lungs by a
substance that has
moved from
elsewhere in the body
through the
bloodstream (embolism)...
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Pulmonary hypertension (PH or PHTN) is a
condition of
increased blood pressure in the
arteries of the lungs.
Symptoms include shortness of breath, fainting...
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tissues (
pulmonary barotrauma), and
escape to a
variety of places, one of
which can be the mediastinum. A
diver with
symptoms of
mediastinal emphysema may...
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obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)". www.who.int.
Retrieved 15 July 2019. The more
familiar terms "chronic bronchitis" and "
emphysema" have
often been...
