When it first develops, emphysema, one of a group of lung diseases known as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), is usually asymptomatic. As the illness progresses, however, it causes ...

Chest radiograph (figure 1) revealed a small pneumomediastinum, left-sided hydropneumothorax, pneumoperitoneum and subcutaneous emphysema over the neck and upper chest walls ... into the thoracic ...

Background Common extra musculoskeletal manifestations (EMM) of axSpA include uveitis, inflammatory bowel disease, and psoriasis; and some of the uncommon manifestations include aortic incompetence, ...

Correspondence to Dr John Harvey, North Bristol Lung Centre, Southmead Hospital, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK; john.harvey{at}nbt.nhs.uk Secondary pneumothorax (SSP) is associated with underlying lung disease ...

Cinacalcet for the treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism in patients with end-stage renal disease on maintenance dialysis therapy TA117 24 January 2007 24 January 2007 Methadone and buprenorphine ...

2 Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, and Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, Washington University School of Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St Louis, Missouri, ...

It encompasses several conditions, including emphysema and chronic bronchitis. In addition to a reduced ability to breathe in and out fully, symptoms can include a chronic cough and increased ...

There's no universal definition for breathing problems. Troubled breathing may feel like you can't get enough air, being short of breath, being uncomfortable when you breathe, or breathing in ...