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Diagnosis of Pulmonary edema
Pulmonary edema is diagnosed by combining the patient’s symptoms, physical findings, imaging studies, and laboratory tests to determine whether fluid has accumulated in the air sacs of the lungs. Because the condition can develop…
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Treatment for Pulmonary edema
The treatment of pulmonary edema depends on the cause, the severity of fluid accumulation, and how quickly gas exchange is being impaired, but the main approaches are oxygen support, medications that reduce fluid in…
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Prevention of Silicosis
Silicosis is a preventable occupational lung disease caused by inhaling respirable crystalline silica, a very small dust particle that can reach deep into the lungs. Once deposited in the alveoli, these particles are difficult…
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Diagnosis of Silicosis
Silicosis is diagnosed by combining occupational exposure history, symptoms, physical examination findings, imaging studies, and, in selected cases, functional testing or tissue analysis. Because the disease develops after inhalation of respirable crystalline silica dust,…