Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is the sudden and unexplained death of an infant who is younger than one year old. SIDS seems to strike without warning, usually in babies who seem perfectly healthy. Even though the number of SIDS cases has dropped in the last 10 years, it’s still the leading cause of death […]
Spirometry
Spirometry is a common and effective diagnostic test that can easily be done in your healthcare provider’s office or at a nearby hospital or clinic. You will be asked to take in a big breath, and then blow as hard and long as you can into a machine. The machine measures how much air you can […]
Sleep Apnea
Obstructive sleep apnea is a serious breathing problem that interrupts your sleep. Obstructive sleep apnea (also called OSA or obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome) means you have short pauses in your breathing when you sleep. These breathing pauses – called apneas or apnea events – last for 10 to 30 seconds, maybe longer. People with obstructive […]
Sarcoidosis
Sarcoidosis is a disease that causes swelling in the cells in different organs of your body. It usually affects your lungs. It can also affect other organs, like your skin, eyes, lymph nodes and brain. With sarcoidosis, some of your blood cells bunch together to form tiny lumps called granulomas. The granulomas can form in […]
