Lung cancer, also known as lung carcinoma, is a malignant tumor that begins in the lung. Lung cancer is caused by genetic damage to the DNA of cells in... 89 KB (9,708 words) - 17:02, 19 April 2024 |
An iron lung is a type of negative pressure ventilator (NPV), a mechanical respirator which encloses most of a person's body and varies the air pressure... 49 KB (4,727 words) - 12:52, 5 April 2024 |
Lung volumes and lung capacities refer to the volume of air in the lungs at different phases of the respiratory cycle. The average total lung capacity... 13 KB (1,280 words) - 04:51, 12 February 2024 |
Iron lung is the colloquial name for a negative pressure ventilator. Iron Lung may also refer to: Iron Lung (band), a punk band from Seattle Iron Lung (EP)... 750 bytes (137 words) - 12:24, 22 January 2024 |
Lung transplantation, or pulmonary transplantation, is a surgical procedure in which one or both lungs are replaced by lungs from a donor. Donor lungs... 36 KB (4,282 words) - 18:14, 1 April 2024 |
Lung tumors are neoplastic lung nodules. These include: Primary tumors of the lung/pulmonary system: Bronchial leiomyoma, a rare, benign tumor Lung cancer... 4 KB (356 words) - 02:12, 1 March 2023 |
Black lung may refer to: Black lung, or black lung disease, the common name for coalworker's pneumoconiosis, a disease caused by long-term exposure to... 723 bytes (138 words) - 01:57, 3 March 2024 |
Interstitial lung disease (ILD), or diffuse parenchymal lung disease (DPLD), is a group of respiratory diseases affecting the interstitium (the tissue)... 28 KB (2,826 words) - 23:55, 30 April 2024 |
Lung compliance, or pulmonary compliance, is a measure of the lung's ability to stretch and expand (distensibility of elastic tissue). In clinical practice... 8 KB (1,170 words) - 15:33, 21 February 2024 |