“Patients with pulmonary edema generally describe breathlessness. Sometimes they feel like they are suffocating or breathing ...

Pulmonary interstitial emphysema (PIE) refers to a collection of air and gases outside the alveoli, the tiny sacs in the lungs that usually take in air. This trapped air causes pressure in the lungs ...

The alveoli are microscopic, balloon-like structures in the lungs that play a crucial role in respiration. If they are damaged, they may be able to self-repair, but medical attention is key to ...

Three people died within days of each other from suspected pulmonary edema. Just days before an American couple was found dead in their hotel room at the Grand Bahia Principe La Romana resort in the ...

PULMONARY alveolar microlithiasis is a rare and extraordinary disease in which microscopic stones are found within the pulmonary alveoli. The lungs, which are heavy and stony hard, cut with the ...

ACUTE pulmonary embolism occurs frequently, but its diagnosis is difficult. Its recognition in practice depends largely upon the signs and symptoms of infarction rather than the presence of pulmonary ...