The COVID-19 pandemic engulfed the U.S. five years ago this month, leaving not only lingering mental health effects but also long-term physical symptoms. One of those included a condition known as ...

Lung biopsy is a relatively frequently performed procedure with considerable benefit for patient management but it may, on rare occasions, result in the death of the patient. It is a multidisciplinary ...

For both research and clinical purposes, measures of lung involvement should ideally be (1) sensitive enough to detect abnormalities early and directly reflect changes in disease severity, either ...

Background/objective: Little is known about the long-term clinical course and management of patients with normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) treated by cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunting. Methods: We ...

The chest roentgenograms gradually changed toward normal as these children became asymptomatic, but the lungs tended to retain a hyperexpanded configuration. None of these 4 infants have ...

Metastatic cancer to the lungs means that cancer from another region of the body has spread to the lungs. Another term for metastatic cancer to the lungs is secondary cancer in the lungs, as the ...

This anatomic right-to-left shunt permanently impairs gas exchange and the filtration process of systemic venous blood, leading to possible life-threatening complications such as hypoxemia, ...

Stage 4 lung cancer means that cancer has spread from the lung to other parts of the body. Treatment may help slow its spread or manage your symptoms. Doctors stage lung cancer based on how far it ...

Atelectasis (pronounced at-uh-LEK-tuh-sis) is a term for the partial or complete collapse of the small airways in the lungs. Atelectasis can be due to tumors growing in lung tissue or an airway.

Asthma can cause permanent changes to the function and structure of your lungs, particularly when it goes unmanaged for a long time. If you have asthma, you might wonder whether it can have long ...

The term "smoker's lung" refers to lung damage caused by smoking cigarettes. Over time, the chemicals in cigarettes damage the airways and lungs, leading to lung and respiratory diseases. Damage to ...