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Pulmonary hydatid disease

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1984
A case of pulmonary hydatid disease with myopathy, which has not previously been described as a feature of hydatidosis, is reported. The myopathy resolved during high dose mebendazole therapy.
James R. Harries, D.N. Bhattacharyya
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Pulmonary Diseases and the Liver

Clinics in Liver Disease, 2011
Chronic liver disease is associated with many pulmonary complications. Several, including hepatopulmonary syndrome, portopulmonary hypertension, and hepatic hydrothorax have been extensively reviewed. However, hepatobiliary manifestations of primary pulmonary diseases have received less attention.
Rajan Kochar, Michael B. Fallon
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Pulmonary thromboembolic disease

Current Problems in Cardiology, 1985
PIP: This monograph includes a state-of-the-art discussion of pulmonary embolism, including its pathogenesis, predisposing factors, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and medical and surgical treatment. This remains one of the most common yet most difficult problems in medical practice. The disease affects 650,000 patients each year in the US, with over
William R. Bell, John R. Bartholomew
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Pulmonary Vascular Disease in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
AbstractPulmonary hypertension (PH) is a vascular disease characterized by pulmonary artery remodeling and right heart failure. PH related to COPD is a precapillary form of the disease, with hemodynamic measurements including a mean pulmonary artery pressure of greater than 20 mm Hg, a wedge pressure of less than 15 mm Hg, and a pulmonary vascular ...
Dana, Kay, Roberto, Bernardo, Jean, Elwing   +2 more
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Update in Pulmonary Diseases

Annals of Internal Medicine, 2005
This year's Update in Pulmonary Diseases incorporates articles on mechanical ventilation, obstructive lung disease, and pulmonary infection.
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Pulmonary valve disease

2013
Pulmonary valve regurgitation is mainly discussed in this chapter. Pulmonary valve stenosis is discussed under RVOT obstruction in Chapter 1 on GUCH.
Demosthenes G. Katritsis, Bernard J. Gersh, A. John Camm   +2 more
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Pulmonary Hypertensive Diseases

Chest, 1984
Pulmonary hypertension may occur as a primary disorder of the pulmonary vasculature or secondary to a variety of cardiac or pulmonary diseases. The reversibility of pulmonary hypertension is dependent on the relative contribution of reversible vasoconstriction and irreversible structural changes in the pulmonary vessels.
Nicholas S. Hill, Nicholas S. Hill, Sharon Rounds, Sharon Rounds, Sharon Rounds   +4 more
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Surfactant in Pulmonary Disease

New England Journal of Medicine, 1965
THOUGH Neergaard pointed out thirty-five years ago1 that the properties of pulmonary alveolar surfaces must influence the function of the lungs and Macklin2 suggested more than ten years ago that certain alveolar epithelial cells may regulate these properties, their proposals received little attention. More recently it was deduced3 from the behavior of
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Update in Pulmonary Disease

Annals of Internal Medicine, 2000
This Update reviews studies of asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, acute exacerbation of chronic bronchitis, community-acquired pneumonia, interstitial disease and idiopathic pulmonary f...
Antonio Anzueto, Luis F. Angel
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Diagnosis of Pulmonary Diseases

Clinics in Chest Medicine, 1988
A broad spectrum of lung disease occurs in association with HIV infection. Included are both infectious and neoplastic processes and idiopathic disorders. To insure prompt, accurate, and efficient diagnosis, a logical, staged sequence of tests should be applied.
Michael J. Clement, Philip C. Hopewell, John M. Luce   +2 more
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