About a decade later, the U.S. Preventive Services Taskforce (USPSTF) issued updated guidelines recommending annual screening for lung cancer with low-dose CT for adults ages 50 to 80 years with a 20 ...

As with palpation, make sure your hands are warm before you begin percussion. Start at the back and check each side to compare the quality of the sensation. It is key to keep the wrist loose and the ...

In A Nutshell Johns Hopkins researchers developed a blood test that catches 81% of stage IA lung cancers (the earliest, most curable stage) by measuring DNA disorder rather than looking for specific ...

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If your doctor needs to figure out why you're having trouble breathing or to check for other lung problems, they may suggest lung diffusion testing. It measures how well your lungs are working. Lung ...

Lung cancer is the No. 1 cause of cancer-related death in the United States. Screening with low dose computed tomography (called low dose CT or LDCT) can save lives for people at high risk for this ...

As part of a comprehensive lung exam, a doctor may try to listen for various sounds by tapping your back and chest with their hand, which is a test called percussion. If the percussion produces a drum ...

A pulmonary embolism occurs when a blood clot blocks one of the arteries in the lungs. A pulmonary embolism can happen after surgery if a blood clot forms inside one of the veins in the body and ...

Pulmonologists are doctors who focus on the diseases and conditions that affect the respiratory system. They may treat common problems like asthma or serious conditions such as lung cancer. Many also ...