mass in lung
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crowemomPosted
Wed 05 Jan 2011 9:30pm
So I just found out today I have a rather large mass in my lower right lung. I am scheduled for a CT scan on friday. I am so freaked out right now. Can anybody give me some insight on this as I was so shocked when the Dr. told me I failed to ask him any questions. I do have a history of asthma and had pneumonia as a child several times. Thanks ...
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Mystery Mass in the Lung
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Moshura's SisterPosted
Thu 09 Apr 2009 7:13pm
So we've all been on an emotional rollercoaster this past week, trying to figure out what the heck is living in Marco's lung, hoping for the possibility of good news, preparing for the bad news, bracing ourselves for the worst news, but it seems like no preparation exists, no scripted course of action can offer an answer, and no predictions ca ...
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A celebration of sorts
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Diane M.Posted
Thu 03 Jun 2010 6:41am
I've been putting it off... not because I thought I would "jinx" it, but because I wanted to be sure before I went public.
My asthma reared it's ugly head 7 years ago. From the first ugly, out-of-control year on, two things have been true:
I will be sick in the fall. Sometime after school starts and no later than November, the l ...
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Web-enabled system to monitor asthma on anvil
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Dr. J. Mariano Anto Bruno M.Posted
Tue 14 Oct 2008 4:48am
An inexpensive web-enabled device for monitoring lung function in asthma patients and other disorders is being developed by a team of researchers here.
The device would allow physicians to track patients remotely and promptly initiate medical attention in an emergency, the researchers said.
Texas Instruments researcher NCS Ramachandr ...
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How to Avoid the Risks of a CT Incidentaloma
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Bruce FriedmanPosted
Mon 02 May 2011 12:00am
Pathologists use the suffix -oma to designate a tumor. Hence, a so-called incidentaloma is a lesion discovered by a radiologist during a CT exam. Here's a common scenario that patients may encounter. The treating physician is trying to diagnose lesion A. The radiologist discovers lesion B while seeking to confirm lesion A. Lesion B i ...
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CT Scans for Lung Cancer Screening May Be Beneficial in Detecting COPD
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Karen BastillePosted
Wed 26 Oct 2011 10:04pm
Among men who were current or former heavy smokers, undergoing lung cancer screening with computed tomography (CT) scanning identified a substantial proportion who had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), suggesting that this method may be helpful as an additional tool in detecting COPD, according to a stu ...
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Confirmation ~ Lung Cancer!
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Clueless C.Posted
Thu 26 Mar 2009 4:09pm
The worst was confirmed today with my father-in-law. He was thought to have lung cancer with a mass on his right lung, lymph nodes and on one of the main bronchial airways. The day after my discharge for pneumonia, it was felt that it was inoperable, so he was discharged with oxygen and it was planned for comfort measures only.
Today, ...
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UCLA performs first ‘breathing lung’ transplant in United States
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Karen BastillePosted
Tue 27 Nov 2012 12:00am
Experimental technology could transform field of lung transplantation
First there was the “heart in a box,” a revolutionary experimental technology that allows donor hearts to be delivered to transplant recipients warm and beating rather than frozen in an ice cooler.
Now that same technology is being used to deliver “breathing lu ...
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88 Year Old with Recurrent Papillary Thyroid Cancer: Do No Harm or Treat?
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Dr. Richard GuttlerPosted
Wed 24 Jun 2009 2:05pm
Case PresentationQuestionWhy are they treating 85-94 year old patients so aggressively?
AnswerBecause they have the tools to do it.
88 Y/O male with a 4 cm mass, which was proven to be a follicular variant of papillary cancer. After total thyroidectomy, he was subjected to hormone withdrawal at his age. Well it is no surprise that he was ...
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