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  • Diagnosis of Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

    Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic, progressive lung disease in which the tissue around the air sacs becomes scarred and stiff. The term idiopathic means the cause is not known, which is one…

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  • Causes of Interstitial lung disease

    What causes interstitial lung disease? The short answer is that it develops when the lung tissue that supports the air sacs becomes injured, inflamed, and then remodeled in a way that stiffens the lungs…

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  • Diagnosis of Central sleep apnea

    Central sleep apnea is diagnosed by identifying a pattern of breathing during sleep that reflects a failure of the brain’s respiratory control rather than a blockage of the airway. In this condition, breathing pauses…

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  • Causes of Central sleep apnea

    What causes Central sleep apnea? The condition develops when the brain does not send the usual signals that tell the respiratory muscles to breathe, so pauses in breathing occur because of a failure of…

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  • Symptoms of Central sleep apnea

    What are the symptoms of Central sleep apnea? The condition most often produces repeated pauses in breathing during sleep, fragmented sleep, and the daytime effects that follow from unstable oxygen and carbon dioxide regulation.…

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  • What is Central sleep apnea

    Central sleep apnea is a disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops or becomes markedly reduced during sleep because the brain does not send the normal signals needed to activate the breathing muscles. The condition…

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  • FAQ about Obstructive sleep apnea

    Obstructive sleep apnea is a common sleep disorder that affects breathing during sleep and can have important effects on daytime health, alertness, and long-term cardiovascular risk. This FAQ explains what the condition is, why…

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