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  1. HEPA air filter (image) 
    ... pet dander and other irritating allergens from the air. Along with other methods to reduce allergens, such ... controlling the amount of allergens circulating in the air. HEPA filters can be found in most air ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19338.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Pneumothorax - series (image) 
    ... thoracic cavity. The lungs extract oxygen from inhaled air and transport the oxygen to the blood. Surrounding ... If air enters the pleural space, the lung will collapse. This is called a pneumothorax. If the chest wall ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100150_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Chest tube insertion - series (image) 
    If fluid, such as blood, or air, gets into the pleural space, the lung can collapse, preventing adequate air exchange. Chest tubes are used to treat conditions that can ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100008_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Mastoidectomy - series (image) 
    Mastoid air cells are open, air-containing spaces in one of the skull bones. ... An infection of the mastoid air cells that cannot be controlled with antibiotics may call for surgical treatment.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100032_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Lung transplant - series (image) 
    ... severe lung disease such as: Permanent enlargement of air sacs (alveoli) with loss of ability to completely ... Drainage tubes (chest tubes) are inserted to drain air, fluid, and blood out of the chest for ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100120_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Nebulizer use - series (image) 
    ... are indicated. Nebulizers deliver a stream of medicated air to the lungs over a period of time. ... to its instructions. Connect the hose to an air compressor.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100201_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Emphysema (image) 
    ... is a lung disease involving damage to the air sacs (alveoli). There is progressive destruction of alveoli ... supports the alveoli. With more advanced disease, large air cysts develop where normal lung tissue used to ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/17055.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Drawing medicine out of a vial (image) 
    ... for your dose. This fills the syringe with air. For example, if you need 1 cc of ... the needle. Depress the plunger and push the air into the vial. This keeps a vacuum from ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19938.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Small bowel obstruction - x-ray (image) 
    ... the intestine. They produce a characteristic pattern called "air-fluid levels". The air rises above the fluid and there is a flat surface at the "air-fluid" interface.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/3069.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Humidifiers and health (image) 
    ... the level of humidity or moisture in the air. Increasing the humidity in the home helps eliminate the dry air that can irritate and inflame the respiratory passages ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9418.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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