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TUMORS IN CERVIX

Both Benign and malignant tumours are common in the cervix. Cervix is the site of lesions that include cervical dysplasia…

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FIBROIDS

-Leiomyoma or Fibromyoma, commonly called fibroids, is the most common uterine tumors of smooth muscle origin, mixed with fibrous tissue…

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COPD

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, clinically term for a group of a pathological condition in which there is a chronic, partial…

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EMPHYSEMA

It is a combination of permanent dilatation of air spaces distal to the terminal bronchioles & destruction of the wall…

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BRONCHIECTASIS

It is defined as abnormal & irreversible dilatation of bronchi & bronchioles(>2mm in diameter) develops secondary to weakening of the…

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BRONCHIAL ASTHMA

It is a disease of the airway that is characterized by increased responsiveness of the tracheobronchial tree to a variety…

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CHRONIC BRONCHITIS

It is a condition clinically defined as persistent cough with expectoration for at least 3 months to the year. Cough…

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LUNG ABSCESS

It is a localized area of necrosis of lung tissue with suppuration. It is of 2 types- Primary lung abscesses…

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PLEURAL EFFUSIONS

It sometimes refers as "water in the lungs". Includes fluid collection in the pleural cavity- Hydrothorax:- Accumulation of serous fluid…

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PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS

Mycobacterium tuberculosis causes TB in the lungs or other tissues of the human body. Robert Koch first discovered the organism…

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