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How to Remove Mucus From the Lungs Naturally
A chest X-ray can reveal if there is anything in or around your lungs, such as mucus plugs blocking the air passages. When ...
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Basics of Lung Care
When mucus blocks an airway, it is called a mucus plug. The following video shows what it looks like when the CFTR protein functions normally in the lungs — hair-like cilia can move mucus and germs ...
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Association between automatic AI-based quantification of airway-occlusive mucus plugs and all-cause mortality in patients with COPD
LungQ uses AI-based algorithms to segment the bronchial tree and identify each bronchopulmonary segment. Mucus plugs are detected throughout the lung and linked to their respective segments. The ...
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S91 Tozorakimab (anti-IL-33 mAb) reduces mucus plugging in COPD: an imaging sub-study in the FRONTIER-4 phase 2a COPD trial
Objective Assess the impact of tozorakimab on mucus plugs using computed tomography (CT ... In an exploratory sub-study, mucus plugging was assessed in lung segments by CT imaging at baseline and week ...
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What causes black mucus? Is it a sign of lung cancer?
Persistent or recurrent black mucus should prompt urgent medical consultation to rule out malignancy and initiate appropriate treatment. Early detection of lung cancer significantly improves ...