Re-expansion pulmonary oedema (RPE) is an uncommon complication that occurs when a collapsed lung suddenly re-expands, resulting in an osmotic shift of fluid from the blood vessels into the air spaces ...

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Critical expiratory flow limitation and the consequent dynamic lung hyperinflation appear to be the proximate deleterious events. Similar basic mechanisms probably explain the clinical manifestations ...

Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialità Mediche, Università di Genova, Viale Benedetto XV 10, 16132 Genoa, Italy; Vito.Brusasco{at}unige.it A method for improving the accuracy of peak flow ...

A peak flow meter is used to measure your peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR). PEFR describes how quickly your lungs expel air during a forceful exhalation after you fully inhale. Regularly conducting a ...

South Korean researchers have developed a new technology that can recognize and detect lung diseases such as Chronic ...

A new study by a team of 12 thoracic surgeons at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), published recently in the ...

Variations in a DNA building block of genes tied to processes like inflammation associated in a study with disease type, ...

Researchers suggest their work represents a breakthrough in low-cost, noninvasive cancer screening through breath analysis.

Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) stated that they have successfully developed a new technology ...