Saturday, February, 11, 2012

Lung Conditions

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Is it COPD or Another Lung Condition? How Can You Tell?

In Part I we talked about how your doctor figures out if you have COPD or if it is asthma or pneumonia instead. Here in Part II we will discuss Pulmonary Fibrosis, Lung Cancer, Black Lung Disease, and also find out what was wrong with Jane’s eye and how they figured it out.

COPD vs. IPF (Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis)
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis is not an Obstructive Lung Disease like COPD (trouble getting the air out). It is a Restrictive Lung Disease (trouble getting the air in) involving...

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