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adenoido

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adenoids

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alveolo

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alveolus, air sacs

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broncho, bronchio

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bronchial tubes, bronchus

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bronchiolo

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brochiole, small bronchus

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capno

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carbon dioxide

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conio

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dust

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cyano

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blue

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epiglotto

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epiglottis

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laryneo

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larynx, voice box

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lobo

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lobe of the lung

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mediastino

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mediastinum

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naso

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nose

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ortho

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straight, upright

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oxo

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oxygen

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pectoro

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chest

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pharyngo

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pharynx, throat

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phono

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voice

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phreno

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diaphragm

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pleuro

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pleura

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pneumo, pneumono

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air, lung

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pulmono

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lung

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rhino

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nose

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sinuso

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sinus, cavity

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spiro

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breathing

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telo

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complete

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thoraco

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chest

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tonsillo

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tonsils

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tracheo

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trachea, windpipe

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-ema

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condition

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-osmia

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smell

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-pnea

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breathing

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-ptysis

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spitting

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-sphyxia

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pulse

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-thorax

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pleural cavity, chest

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auscultation

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listening to sounds within the body

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percussion

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tapping of a surface to determine the difference in the density of the underlying structure

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pleural rub

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scratchy sound produced by pleural surfaces rubbing against each other

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rales (crackles)

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fine crackling sounds heard on auscultation (during breathing) when there is fluid in the alveoli

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rhonchi

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loud rumbling sounds heard on auscultation of bronchi obstructed by sputum

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sputum

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material expelled from the bronchi, lungs, or upper respiratory tract by spitting

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stridor

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strained, high-pitched sound heard on inspiration caused by obstruction in the pharynx or larynx

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wheezes

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continuous high-pitched sound heard on inspiration caused by obstruction in the pharynx or larynx

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croup

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acute viral infection of infants and children with obstruction of the larynx, accompanied by barking cough and stridor

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diptheria

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acute infection of the throat and upper respiratory tract caused by the diphtheria bacterium

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epistaxis

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nosebleed

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pertussis

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whooping cough

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asthma

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chronic bronchial inflammatory disorder with airway obstruction due to bronchial edema and constriction and increased mucus production

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bronchiectasis

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chronic dilation of a bronchus, usually secondary to infection

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chronic bronchitis

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inflammation of bronchi persisting over a long time; type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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cystic fibrosis

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inherited disorder of exocrine glands resulting in a thick mucinous secretions in the respiratory tract that do not drainn normally

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atelectasis

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collapsed lung; incomplete expansion of alveoli

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emphysema

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hyperinflation of air sacs with destruction of alveolar walls

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lung cancer

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malignant tumor arising from the lungs and bronchi. Non small cell:90%. small cell:10%

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pneumoconiosis

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abnormal condition caused by dust in the lungs, with chronic inflammation, infection, and bronchitis

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pneumonia

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acute inflammation and infection of alveoli, which fill with pus or products of the inflammatory reaction

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pulmonary abscess

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large collection of pus (bacterial infection) in the lungs

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pulmonary edema

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fluid in the air sacs and bronchioles

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pulmonary embolism

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clot of other material lodges in vessels of the lung

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sarcoidosis

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chronic inflammatory disease in which small nodules (granulomas) develop in lungs, lymph nodes, and other organs

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tuberculosis

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infectious disease caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis; lungs are usually involved but any organ in the body may be affected

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mesothelioma

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rare malignant tumor arising in the pleura

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pleural effusion

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abnormal accumulation of fluid in the pleural space

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pleurisy (pleuritis)

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inflammation of the pleura

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pneumothorax

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collection of air in the pleural space

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chest x ray (CXR)

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radiographic image of the thoracic cavity (chest film)

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magnetic resonance imaging of chest (MRI)

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magnetic waves create detailed images of the chest in frontal, lateral, and cross-sectional planes

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ventilation perfusion scan

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detection device records radioactivity in the lung after intravenous injection of a radioisotope and inhalation of a small amount of radioactive gas

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bronchoscopy

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fiberoptic endoscope examination of the bronchial tubes

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endotracheal intubation

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placement of a tube through the mouth into the pharynx, larynx, and trachea to establish an airway

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pulmonary function tests

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tests that measure the ventilation mechanics of the lungs: airway function, lung volume, and the capacity of the lungs to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide

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thoracentesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid from the pleural space

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tracheostomy

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surgical creation of an opening into the trachea through the neck

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tube thoracostomy

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a flexible, plastic chest tube is passed into the pleural space through and opening in the chest.

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ABGs

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arterial blood gases

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AFB

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acid fast bacilli. type that causes tuberculosis

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ARDS

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acute respiratory distress syndrome

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BAL

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bronchoalveolar lavage

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CF

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cystic fibrosis

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CO2

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carbon dioxide

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COPD

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chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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C and S

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culture and sensitivity

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CXR

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chest Xray

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DOE

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dyspnea on exertion

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DPT

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diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus

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LLL

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left lower lobe

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LUL

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left upper lobe

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NSCLC

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non small cell lung cancer

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O2

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oxygen

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PaCO2

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partial pressure of carbon dioxide

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PaO2

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partial pressure of oxygen

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PCP

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pneumocystis pneumonia

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PE

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pulmonary embolism

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PFTs

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pulmonary function tests

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PND

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paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea

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PPD

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purified protein derivative

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RDS

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respiratory distress syndrome

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RLL

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right lower lobe

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RML

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right middle lobe

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RSV

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respiratory syncytial virus

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RUL

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right upper lobe

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SCLC

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small cell lung cancer

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SOB

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shortness of breath

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TB

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tuberculosis

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TLC

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total lung capacity

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URI

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upper respiratory infection

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VATS

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video assisted thoracic surgery

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V/Q scan

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ventilation perfusion scan

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