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Prevention of Bronchiectasis
Bronchiectasis is a chronic structural disease of the airways in which the bronchi become abnormally widened and damaged. Once this damage is established, it is usually permanent, so prevention is not mainly about reversing…
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Causes of Tension pneumothorax
What causes tension pneumothorax? It develops when air enters the pleural space, the thin potential space between the lung and the chest wall, and then becomes trapped under pressure. In a tension pneumothorax, the…
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Diagnosis of Pleural effusion
Pleural effusion is diagnosed by combining clinical assessment with imaging and, when needed, fluid analysis. The condition refers to an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the pleural space, the thin area between the lungs…
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Treatment for Pleural effusion
Pleural effusion is treated by removing excess fluid from the pleural space, reducing inflammation or infection, and correcting the underlying disorder that caused the fluid to accumulate. The main approaches include drainage procedures, medications…
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Causes of Pleural effusion
Pleural effusion develops when excess fluid accumulates in the pleural space, the thin cavity between the lungs and the chest wall. In practical terms, it is caused by an imbalance in the normal processes…
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Causes of Latent tuberculosis infection
Latent tuberculosis infection is caused by exposure to Mycobacterium tuberculosis , the bacterium that also causes active tuberculosis disease, followed by an incomplete immune response that contains the infection without fully eliminating it. In…
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Symptoms of Latent tuberculosis infection
What are the symptoms of latent tuberculosis infection? In most cases, there are no symptoms at all. Latent tuberculosis infection means that Mycobacterium tuberculosis is present in the body, but it has been contained…