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Bronchietasis

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Dilation of the bronchi

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Diaphragmatocele

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Hernia of the diaphragm

3
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Pneumoconiosis

A

Abnormal condition of dust in the lungs

4
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Rhinorrhagia

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Rapid flow of blood from the nose (also called epistaxis

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Atelectasis

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Incomplete expansion (of the lung or portion of the lung)

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Pneumothorax

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Air in the chest cavity (pleural space), which causes collapse of the lung (often a result of an open chest wound)

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Thoracalgia

A

Pain in the chest

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Pulmonary embolism (PE)

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Foreign matter, such as a blood clot, carried to the pulmonary artery, where it blocks circulation to the lungs

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Emphysema

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A disease characterized by lung tissue stretching that results from the alveoli losing elasticity and becoming distended

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Coccidioidomycosis

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A fungal disease affecting the lungs

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Pneumonectomy

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Excision of a lung

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Thoraconetesis

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Surgical puncture to aspirate fluid from the chest cavity (also called thoracentesis)

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Auscultation

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The act of listening for sounds within the body through a stethoscope; used for assessing and/or diagnosing conditions of the lungs, pleura, heart and abdomen

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Dyspnea

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Difficult breathing

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Tachypnea

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Rapid breathing

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Rhinorrhea

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Discharge from the nose (as in a cold)

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Nosocomial infection

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An infection acquired during hospitalization

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Asphyxia

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Deprivation of oxygen for tissue use; suffocation

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Paroxysm

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Periodic, sudden attack

20
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Bronchopneumonia

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Diseased state of the bronchi and lungs (an inflammation of the lungs that begins in the terminal bronchioles)