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… Rehabilitation Bladder Care Bowel Care Pressure Injuries Lung Care Intimacy and Fertility Life With a Spinal Cord … Pressure Injuries Spinal Cord Injury: Autonomic Dysreflexia Lung Care Breathing is usually something we do without … it hard to breathe, cough, and bring up mucus from the lungs, which leads to a greater risk of lung infections such …
Medications
… Ambrisentan is used to treat high blood pressure in the lungs (pulmonary arterial hypertension). This condition is thought … especially of: liver disease certain lung conditions (pulmonary fibrosis) anemia Older adults may be at greater …
Medical tests
… from an artery. This test is used to find out how well your lungs are able to move oxygen into the blood and remove … such as asthma , cystic fibrosis , or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) . See how well treatment for lung … such as asthma , cystic fibrosis , or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) . See how well treatment for lung …
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… unlikely. Fat clots or blood clots, which may travel to the lungs (pulmonary embolism) and become life-threatening. Buildup of fluid in the lungs (pulmonary edema). This is most likely to occur when a large …
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… a leg ( deep vein thrombosis , or DVT) or a blood clot in a lung ( pulmonary embolism , or PE). But the risk for DVT or PE is … deep vein thrombosis , or DVT) or a blood clot in a lung ( pulmonary embolism , or PE). But the risk for DVT or PE is …
Medications
… other brands and strengths for high blood pressure in the lungs (pulmonary hypertension). Do not take this medication with … or other similar medications for erectile dysfunction-ED or pulmonary hypertension (such as tadalafil, vardenafil). How …
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… early in the morning that do not get better with medicine. Lung function In asthma, how severe your symptoms are does not always match the results of your lung function tests. Some people will not notice severe symptoms until their lung function is very bad. For this reason, you should …
Medical tests
… forms in the deep veins of the legs, pelvis, or arms. Pulmonary embolism , a condition in which blood flow in an artery in the lung is suddenly blocked. Disseminated intravascular … forms in the deep veins of the legs, pelvis, or arms. Pulmonary embolism , a condition in which blood flow in an …
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… tissue. Sometimes, abnormal impulses come from inside a pulmonary vein and cause atrial fibrillation. (The pulmonary veins bring blood back from the lungs to the heart.) Catheter ablation in a pulmonary vein …
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… Overview Oxygen therapy helps you get more oxygen into your lungs and bloodstream. You may use it if you have a disease that makes it hard to breathe, such as COPD, pulmonary fibrosis (scarring of the lungs), or heart … have a disease that makes it hard to breathe, such as COPD, pulmonary fibrosis (scarring of the lungs), or heart …
