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Bronchiectasis
Alternate Names : Acquired Bronchiectasis, Congenital Bronchiectasis
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Bronchiectasis Prevention
The risk may be reduced if lung infections are promptly treated.
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Those with rare gene have disease relapse often within 5 years of apparent remission. |
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• Definition
• Bronchiectasis Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
• Bronchiectasis Symptoms & Signs
• Bronchiectasis Prevention
• Bronchiectasis Diagnosis & Tests
• Bronchiectasis Treatment
• Bronchiectasis Prognosis
• Bronchiectasis Complications
• Calling Your Health Care Provider
• Pictures & Images
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• Anemia
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Tests & Exams
• CBC
• Chest X-Ray
• Routine Sputum Culture
• Thoracic CT
Surgery & Procedures
• Lung Surgery
Other Topics
• Breath Odor
• Breathing Difficulty
• Chest Pain
• Chronic
• Clubbing of the Fingers or Toes
• Cough
• Coughing Up Blood
• Fatigue
• Foreign Object Aspiration or Ingestion
• Immunizations - General Overview
• Paleness
• Skin Discoloration - Bluish
• Weight Loss - Unintentional
• Wheezing
Review Date : 2/6/2003
Reviewed By : David A. Kaufman, M.D., Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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