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What is the name for a collapse lung?
atelectasis
What is the scientific name for a collapsed lung?
atelectasis
What part of the body does atelectasis affect?
Lung
Is subsegmental atelectasis or scarring of the lung deadly?
Scarring of the lunch may or may not be deadly, depending on the severity. Subsegmental atelectasis is deadly, as it is a collapsed lung.
What is an atelectasis?
An atelectasis is a collapse of a part or of the whole lung caused by inner factors rather than a pneumothorax.
What is the medical term meaning airlessness of a lung?
atelectasis
Can the gastric lap-band cause you to have bilateral lung dependent atelectasis?
It could have been caused by the preexisting obesity and poor ventilation, or by lack of adequate incentive spirometer use after the surgery, or some other cause.
Make a sentence with the word atelectasis?
The man was suffering from atelectasis and almost died. This word describes a lung that has collapsed completely or partially.
By what other names are lung perfusion scans and lung ventilation scans referred?
perfusion lung scan, aerosol lung scan, radionucleotide ventilation lung scan, ventilation lung scan, xenon lung scan, ventilation/perfusion scanning (VPS), pulmonary scintiphotography, or, most commonly, V/Q scan
What is difference between pneumothorax and atelectasis?
Atelectasis is a partial collapse of the lung caused by failure of the parenchymal (functional) lung tissue due to disease (i.e., COPD). Pneumothorax is the collapse of the lung due to mechanical causes (i.e., traumatic injury, violent coughing).
What is the difference between atelectasis and pneumonia?
Atelectasis is the collapsing of a lungwhen there is an interference with the natural forces that promote lung expansion. Pneumonia is an inflammatory process and infection, usually involving fluid in the lungs.Atelectasis is basically a collapsed lung.
What is the condition where the lungs tissue collapses?
The condition where the lung tissue collapses is called atelectasis. This occurs when alveoli in the lungs deflate, leading to reduced gas exchange and potential respiratory issues. Atelectasis can be caused by various factors such as blockage of airways, pressure on the lungs, or underlying lung diseases.
