Pulmonary hypertension, or PAH is high blood pressure within the heart and lung system. Think of the heart as a two-sided pump with four chambers (two upper chambers called atriums and two lower chambers called ventricles). Every day the heart continuously feeds a closed system of blood vessels to Read More
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What is a Pulmonologist?
A pulmonologist is a physician that specializes in conditions of the lung and respiratory tract including the throat, sinuses, nose, windpipe, or trachea, and sometimes conditions that affect the heart or other structures closely related to the respiratory system. The word pulmonology, comes from Read More
Asthma: Myths Debunked
We’ve all heard of asthma, it is that disease a lot of our friends had while we were in elementary school. Asthma caused severe coughing and wheezing and further prevented them from enjoying recess. However, as we grow, asthma cases seem to become less frequent, but information about asthma seems Read More
