This can sound confusing, but the reason is that by the time tumors are large enough to be detected by a chest X-ray, they have already grown to a size at which survival would be similar if the tumor ...

Lung diseases are some of the most common medical conditions in the world. Tens of millions of people have lung disease in the U.S. alone. Smoking, infections, and genes cause most lung diseases.

Browse 400+ obstructive lung disease stock illustrations and vector graphics available royalty-free, or start a new search to explore more great stock images and vector art. Emphysema. Chronic ...

Heart sound 1 (S1) is the normal systolic heart sound. It is the first heart sound and is the "lubb" sound in lubb-dupp. The S1 sound is made when the mitral and tricuspid valves close, preventing ...

In what doctors called an "extraordinary" case, a teenage girl developed several rare conditions after attending a pop concert.

Adjusted IRRs (and 95% CI) indicated an increased risk of COPD hospitalisation associated with each COPD stage relative to normal lung function: 4.7 (3.7 to 6.1), 2.1 (1.6 to 2.6), 3.2 (2.6 to 4.0), 8 ...

None of the participants was an active smoker, three of the obese and two of the normal subjects were ex-smokers, each one of them with a smoking history of less than 10 pack-years. The methods used ...

In some cases, you may have lung granulomas that show no abnormal signs. They don’t usually need treatment or other testing. Granulomas are usually found during a doctor’s visit for something ...

and posterior lung fields. Bilateral breath sounds with good air entry are the normal finding. Listen for the presence of crackles (simulated by rolling a lock of hair between fingers near the ear ...

Symptom presentation in the patient with exercise induced breathing complaints, differences between EIB and EILO. EIB, exercise induced bronchoconstriction; EILO, exercise induced laryngeal ...