The symptoms with the highest frequency among cases were cough, non-specific chest infections, dyspnoea, chest pain and COPD. Although ... the number of patients in the validation cohort who will ...

Background International research has focused on screening and mass media campaigns to promote earlier patient presentation and detect ... total general practice consultation rates, chest X-ray ...

Healthcare workers may be able to assess the risk of oral cancer, recommend next steps and even deliver early life-saving interventions, all from just a handful of photos of a patient’s oral ... that ...

Asthma can cause excess mucus buildup in the lungs, leading to chest congestion. It usually worsens when you have a respiratory infection or when your allergies are acting up. However, you can also ...

When this happens, there may be coughing, shortness of breath, hiccups, rapid breathing, and sharp chest pains that worsen when inhaling or coughing. A pleural effusion can be very small (detectable ...

AI-based diagnostic tools, particularly deep learning models like Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs), have demonstrated remarkable success in automated image analysis. These models can detect ...

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and emphysema ... allow air to leak into the chest cavity, causing the lung to collapse.” To address this risk, patients are closely monitored ...

To diagnose chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), doctors typically use spirometry ... is greater than that required for a typical X-ray. While the doses of radiation for each test are ...

People with COPD experience more falls and related injuries ... "Pulmonologists and pharmacists need to collaborate with each other and with patients to develop fall prevention strategies and ...

This could be a chest X-ray or a CT scan. Additional diagnostic tests may include monitoring your breath as you sleep or exercise. There is no set age for a COPD screening. It’s best to discuss ...