1. Aging changes in the lungs : Information
The lungs have two primary functions: to acquire oxygen from the air, which is required for life, and to remove carbon dioxide from the body. Carbon dioxide is a byproduct of many of the chemical reactions that sustain life.
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2. Lung Biopsy : Informed consent
Informed consent is an educational process between health care providers and patients. Before any procedure is performed, the patient is asked to sign a consent form. Prior to signing the form, the patient should understand the nature and purpose ...
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3. Online Tuberculosis Information System
Disease Incidence: The Online Tuberculosis Information System (OTIS) contains information on verified tuberculosis (TB) cases reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) by state health departments, the...
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4. Work-Related Lung Disease:Volume 1: Respiratory Tuberculosis| CDC/NIOSH
Respiratory tuberculosis: Proportionate mortality ratio (PMR) adjusted for age, sex, and race by usual industry, U.S. residents age 15 and over, selected states and years, 19901999
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5. Tuberculosis in the lung
Tuberculosis is caused by a group of organisms Mycobacterium tuberculosis, M. bovis, M. africanum and a few other rarer subtypes. Tuberculosis usually appears as a lung (pulmonary) infection. However, it may infect other organs in the body. Recent.....
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6. Tuberculosis of the lungs, Health Information, UW Health, University of Wisconsin Hospital, Madison
Tuberculosis is a contagious bacterial disease that primarily involves the lungs. Tuberculosis may develop after inhaling infected droplets sprayed into the air from a cough or sneeze of someone infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis<...
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7. Tuberculosis - American Lung Association
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that usually infects the lungs, but can attack almost any part of the body. Tuberculosis is spread from person to person through the air. When a person with TB in their lungs or throat...
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8. Tuberculosis information
Tuberculosis information Summary: General information about tuberculosis and how can it be treated. Publishing date: December 2001
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9. Tuberculosis Vaccine and Immunization Information
Tuberculosis is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It is generally spread in mucus droplets coughed out by infected people.
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10. Lung, Postprimary Tuberculosis Imaging: eMedicine Radiology
Tuberculosis (TB) has existed for millennia, and despite initial declines in its incidence during the middle of the 20th century, the disease has been reemerging across the world.
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