Respiratory Damage Articles & Analysis: Older
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The Breathalyzer test detects actively infectious TB bacilli ‘free’ to be coughed out and the TB results are unaffected by other conditions such as HIV, upper respiratory tract infections (URTI), and cancer. The limit of detection is estimated at ~25–75 TB bacilli. ...
A gas humidifier is an instrument for artificially warming and humidifying respiratory gas for mechanically ventilated patients. When natural respiratory humidification decreases pulmonic infections and damage to lung tissue may ...
Solvents can irritate the eyes and respiratory tract, cause damage to the liver, kidneys, heart, blood vessels, bone marrow, and the nervous system. ...
In some cases, the pollutant sources are located thousands of kilometres away from where the damage occurs. We also know that poor air quality can have a dramatic effect on our health and well-being as well as on the environment. Air pollution can trigger and aggravate respiratory diseases; it can damage forests, acidify soils and waters, reduce ...