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deoxygenated blood sent from the
heart for the
purposes of
receiving oxygen (the
pulmonary circulation) and a
separate supply of
oxygenated blood (the bronchial...
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Pulmonary fibrosis is a
condition in
which the
lungs become scarred over time.
Symptoms include shortness of breath, a dry cough,
feeling tired, weight...
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Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a
blockage of an
artery in the
lungs by a
substance that has
moved from
elsewhere in the body
through the
bloodstream (embolism)...
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Pulmonary edema (British English: oedema), also
known as
pulmonary congestion, is
excessive fluid ac****ulation in the
tissue or air
spaces (usually alveoli)...
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discoveries relevant to the
field of
pulmonology was the
discovery of
pulmonary circulation. Originally, it was
thought that
blood reaching the right...
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pulmonary artery is an
artery in the
pulmonary circulation that
carries deoxygenated blood from the
right side of the
heart to the lungs. The largest...
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Pulmonary hypertension (PH or PHTN) is a
condition of
increased blood pressure in the
arteries of the lungs.
Symptoms include shortness of breath, fainting...
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a type of
progressive lung
disease characterized by
chronic respiratory symptoms and
airflow limitation...
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enlargement of air
spaces (alveoli) in the lungs, and is also
known as
pulmonary emphysema.
Emphysema is a
lower respiratory tract disease, characterised...
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pulmonary alveolus (pl. alveoli; from
Latin alveolus 'little cavity'), also
called an air sac or air space, is one of
millions of hollow, distensible...
