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Pneumothorax
Alternate Names : Air Around the Lung, Air Outside the Lung
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Lungs
Today's Top News Stories | • | Teen Birth Rate Up in 26 States in 2006 - Jan 07, 2009, 14:00
Highest rates in South, Southwest; lowest rates in Northeast, government reports. | • | Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 7, 2009 - Jan 07, 2009, 09:58
- Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)
- Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD - Pediatric)
- Memory Loss
| • | Europe Unlikely to Meet Measles Goals: Report - Jan 07, 2009, 09:00
Suboptimum vaccination rates cast doubt on ability to eliminate disease by 2010. | • | More 'Screen Time' Linked to Poor Fitness in Girls - Jan 07, 2009, 12:00
But teenage boys don't seem to be as susceptible, study suggests. | • | Heart Drug May Be a Cancer Fighter - Jan 07, 2009, 14:00
Digoxin, used to treat heart failure, slowed cell growth, study says. |
The major features of the lungs include the bronchi, the bronchioles and the alveoli. The alveoli are the microscopic blood vessel-lined sacks in which oxygen and carbon dioxide gas are exchanged.
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- Lungs
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- Pneumothorax - Chest X-Ray
- Respiratory System
- Chest Tube Insertion - Series
- Normal anatomy
- Indication
- Procedure
- Aftercare
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• Definition
• Pneumothorax Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
• Pneumothorax Symptoms & Signs
• Pneumothorax Prevention
• Pneumothorax Diagnosis & Tests
• Pneumothorax Treatment
• Pneumothorax Prognosis
• Pneumothorax Complications
• Calling Your Health Care Provider
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• Chest X-Ray
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• Chest Tube Insertion
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• Abdominal Pain
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• Chest Pain
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