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PCP
pneumocystis pneumonia
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pneumocystis pneumonia
- type of pneumonia seen In patients with AIDS
- caused by a fungus that resides in or on the normal flora
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chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- group of respiratory diseases characterized by chronic, partial obstruction of the bronchi and lungs
- ex: asthma, chronic bronchitis, emphysema
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emphysema
chronic disease characterized by overexpansion and destruction of alveoli
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asthma
respiratory condition characterized by recurrent attacks of labored or difficult breathing accompanied by wheezing
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metastasize
when cancer spreads to other parts of the body
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tuberculosis
infectious disease, produces small lesions or tubercles in the lungs
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