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Workmen in house

Had visit today to announce workmen starting june 29 to replace all gas piping in area . Need access to house to both ground floor and kitchen on 1 st floor...

Had visit today to announce workmen starting june 29 to replace all gas piping ...

Jaybird19

•4 years ago

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Movie

Has anyone seen the film ( contagion ) out in 2011 I think the whole movie script is based on a world pandemic, starting in China fish market everything about...

Has anyone seen the film ( contagion ) out in 2011 I think the whole movie scrip...

oooodicky

•4 years ago

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Ild diagnosis

I had a telephone consultation with the hospital today confirming my ILD diagnosis .As Yet I,m not on Steroids just Pregabalin,Sertraline and Codiene Linctus...

I had a telephone consultation with the hospital today confirming my ILD diagnos...

Buckle

•4 years ago

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My traumatic hospital stay

This is the complaint I sent to PALS whilst in hospital . I have severe COPD and was brought by ambulance on the 27th may 2020, I have been shielding myself...

This is the complaint I sent to PALS whilst in hospital . I have severe COPD an...

Nannykarr

•4 years ago

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Shielding

I have been shielding for 11 weeks was in hospital twice with my breathing but ok now just getting bored

I have been shielding for 11 weeks was in hospital twice with my breathing but o...

House1

•4 years ago

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Research tackles hidden 'tablet overload' as COVID isolation fears grow.

New research provides a roadmap to help the millions of older Britons struggling with 'shopping lists' of medication, as fears grow that the current...

New research provides a roadmap to help the millions of older Britons struggling...

2greys

•4 years ago

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Work

My 12 weeks will soon be over no one can advise if the government is going to extend shielding or not not sure where I stand I work in a small nursing home...

My 12 weeks will soon be over no one can advise if the government is going to ex...

Hidden

•4 years ago

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Sob

Morning I need advice recently my breathing has become frightening I'm struggling it was all of a sudden I stopped smoking about 4 mths ago 2 months later I...

Morning I need advice recently my breathing has become frightening I'm strugglin...

Itsmeagain1

•4 years ago

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COVID-19 news from Annals of Internal Medicine.

Below please find a summary and link(s) of new coronavirus-related content published today in Annals of Internal Medicine. The summary below is not intended to...

Below please find a summary and link(s) of new coronavirus-related content publi...

2greys

•4 years ago

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Air Hunger and Psychological Trauma in Ventilated COVID-19 Patients: An Urgent Problem.

An unprecedented number of people will experience mechanical ventilation in the next few months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Our clear mission is to sustain...

An unprecedented number of people will experience mechanical ventilation in the ...

2greys

•4 years ago

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Covid-19 and acute kidney injury in hospital: summary of NICE guidelines.

Acute kidney injury (AKI), a sudden reduction in kidney function, is seen in some people with covid-19 infection. A subset of patients develop severe AKI and...

Acute kidney injury (AKI), a sudden reduction in kidney function, is seen in som...

2greys

•4 years ago

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Coronavirus: Face coverings to be mandatory on public transport.

Wearing face coverings will be compulsory on public transport in England from 15 June, the transport secretary has said. Grant Shapps said "every precaution"...

Wearing face coverings will be compulsory on public transport in England from 15...

2greys

•4 years ago

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Pulmonary fibrosis secondary to Covid?

Does anyone have any knowledge of this or know anyone who is experiencing the same or had PF secondary to any other atypical respiratory virus (SARS, MERS...

Does anyone have any knowledge of this or know anyone who is experiencing the sa...

DrARDS

•4 years ago

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More than 5% of Britons have had SARS-CoV-2: study.

etween five and six per cent of Britain’s population had been infected with Covid-19 by the last third of April, according to a new study from the University...

etween five and six per cent of Britain’s population had been infected with Covi...

2greys

•4 years ago

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After coronavirus, another hidden respiratory disease lurks in the buildings we left behind.

Global outbreaks of coronavirus have forced the closing of schools, gyms, offices and other buildings at a scale never seen before. Now, as countries start...

Global outbreaks of coronavirus have forced the closing of schools, gyms, office...

2greys

•4 years ago

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Moves and countermoves: How the immune system responds to lung cancer’s ‘tactics’

At its very core, cancer is a disease caused by DNA errors. Within tumour cell DNA, there are a multitude of mutations that guide growth and make it difficult...

At its very core, cancer is a disease caused by DNA errors. Within tumour cell ...

2greys

•4 years ago

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Just a little Hi

Hi , hope everyone keeping well during this crazy time , are you all shielding at the moment? I've been shielding since 16th march but this was taken out of...

Hi , hope everyone keeping well during this crazy time , are you all shielding a...

Nannykarr

•4 years ago

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Shielding

Hello I have just got off the phone with respiratory medicine where I am on the waiting list , I asked how long it would be before I got my appointment, I...

Hello I have just got off the phone with respiratory medicine where I am on the ...

Phronsias2

•4 years ago

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Unknown unknowns and Covid-19.

A famous US defence secretary once used the phrase "unknown unknowns". He was referring to weapons of mass destruction during the Iraq War. We might adapt...

A famous US defence secretary once used the phrase "unknown unknowns". He was re...

Cateran

•4 years ago

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Hayfever

Anyone finding hayfever playing havoc with there chest ,and what are you taking for it

Anyone finding hayfever playing havoc with there chest ,and what are you taking ...

Alice70

•4 years ago

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Beyond clapping for key workers – here’s how to give them the pay rise they deserve.

At 8pm every Thursday night for the last ten weeks, huge numbers of people across the UK took to their doorsteps or windows and clapped, or banged pots and...

At 8pm every Thursday night for the last ten weeks, huge numbers of people acros...

2greys

•4 years ago

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COVID-19: The Impact of Air Pollution.

With research interests in the environmental origins of asthma, Hyunok Choi has a deep understanding of the impact of air pollution on human health. She has a...

With research interests in the environmental origins of asthma, Hyunok Choi has ...

2greys

•4 years ago

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What body lotions or moisturisers would you recommend for oxygen users as they cannot contain paraffin or petroleum ?

Moisturisers and Oxygen Users

Deehbee

•4 years ago

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My consultant is going to arrange for me to have a nebuliser. What does this entail?

I have Bronchiectasis with colonised pseudomonas. He would normally have me in for IV antibiotics and a nebuliser is safer in these coronavirus times.

I have Bronchiectasis with colonised pseudomonas. He would normally have me in ...

Claudine

•4 years ago

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Unique Cells Found in Lung Cancer Patients may Predict Survival.

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the U.S. and most who are diagnosed with lung cancer do not survive five years. Non-small cell...

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the U.S. and most w...

2greys

•4 years ago

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Obstructive sleep apnoea: mandibular advancement device helps against daytime sleepiness.

With the help of a mandibular advancement device (MAD), daytime sleepiness of patients with obstructive sleep apnoea can be relieved. Treatment with an MAD is...

With the help of a mandibular advancement device (MAD), daytime sleepiness of pa...

2greys

•4 years ago

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Pulmonary Embolism and COVID-19.

Researchers at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit say early diagnosis of a life-threatening blood clot in the lungs led to swifter treatment intervention in...

Researchers at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit say early diagnosis of a life...

2greys

•4 years ago

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Nitrogen‐Containing Bisphosphonates Are Associated With Reduced Risk of Pneumonia in Patients With Hip Fracture.

A recent study found that nitrogen-containing bisphosphonates (N-BPs) such as alendronate, which are widely used to treat postmenopausal osteoporosis, are...

A recent study found that nitrogen-containing bisphosphonates (N-BPs) such as al...

2greys

•4 years ago

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Social distancing in the House of Commons.

So any one going up the steps have to walk past others, sitting at the ends of the benches, less than 2m away. M.H. should certainly know better. Or do the...

So any one going up the steps have to walk past others, sitting at the ends of t...

2greys

•4 years ago

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Does sitting in certain positions affect your breathing

As I have recently been diagnosed with Bronchiectasis, I started to notice sometimes when I sit a certain way it can make breathing more difficult, the thing...

As I have recently been diagnosed with Bronchiectasis, I started to notice somet...

TG58

•4 years ago

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Posts - Lung Conditions Community Forum | HealthUnlocked

Lung Conditions Community Forum

All posts for June 2020

Workmen in house

Movie

Ild diagnosis

My traumatic hospital stay

Shielding

Research tackles hidden 'tablet overload' as COVID isolation fears grow.

Work

Sob

COVID-19 news from Annals of Internal Medicine.

Air Hunger and Psychological Trauma in Ventilated COVID-19 Patients: An Urgent Problem.

Covid-19 and acute kidney injury in hospital: summary of NICE guidelines.

Coronavirus: Face coverings to be mandatory on public transport.

Pulmonary fibrosis secondary to Covid?

More than 5% of Britons have had SARS-CoV-2: study.

After coronavirus, another hidden respiratory disease lurks in the buildings we left behind.

Moves and countermoves: How the immune system responds to lung cancer’s ‘tactics’

Just a little Hi

Shielding

Unknown unknowns and Covid-19.

Hayfever

Beyond clapping for key workers – here’s how to give them the pay rise they deserve.

COVID-19: The Impact of Air Pollution.

What body lotions or moisturisers would you recommend for oxygen users as they cannot contain paraffin or petroleum ?

My consultant is going to arrange for me to have a nebuliser. What does this entail?

Unique Cells Found in Lung Cancer Patients may Predict Survival.

Obstructive sleep apnoea: mandibular advancement device helps against daytime sleepiness.

Pulmonary Embolism and COVID-19.

Nitrogen‐Containing Bisphosphonates Are Associated With Reduced Risk of Pneumonia in Patients With Hip Fracture.

Social distancing in the House of Commons.

Does sitting in certain positions affect your breathing

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