Hollywood Legend Steve McQueen’s booming career was cut short when he was diagnosed with Mesothelioma, a type of lung cancer caused by Asbestosis. A leading film star in 1960 his death was eventually traced back to continuous exposure to the Asbestos sheet during his...
Atrial Septal Defect is a congenital heart condition, commonly called a ‘hole in the heart’. The hole is formed in the muscular wall of the heart, called the ‘septum’ which separates the upper chambers of the heart. Given the wall separates the oxygenated blood and...
A procedure that is done to look directly into the airways of the lungs is called bronchoscopy. This procedure is done by putting in an instrument called a bronchoscope in the mouth or nose. It is kind of like an endoscopy. The instrument goes from the nose or mouth...
Total anomalous pulmonary venous return (TAPVR) is a cardiovascular genetic disorder in which the veins carrying blood from the lungs don’t connect properly to the left atrium. Instead, they travel to the heart via an erroneous connection. In this cardiac...
A group of cells along with an intercellular framework that performs a special type of function is called tissue. The entire human body is made up of four types of tissues – Muscular, Epithelial, Neural and Connective. Each type of tissue has a special function....
Cystic fibrosis is an inherited disease characterised by chronic inflammation and bacterial infections in the lungs. Symptoms of cystic fibrosis vary from patient to patient, and in some cases, even from day to day lifestyle. However, the most common symptoms include...
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