Dr. Karen E Welty-wolf M.D.
Pulmonologist | Pulmonary Disease
200 Trent Dr Dumc Box 3518 Durham NC, 27710About
Dr. Karen Welty-wolf practices Pulmonology in Durham, NC. A pulmonologist is a physician who possesses specialized knowledge and skill in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary conditions and diseases. Dr. Welty-wolf manages patients who need life support and mechanical ventilation, and is specially trained in diseases and conditions of the chest, particularly pneumonia, asthma, tuberculosis, emphysema, and complicated chest infections.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Eastern equine encephalitis leading to multi-organ failure and sepsis.
- Heme oxygenase-1 couples activation of mitochondrial biogenesis to anti-inflammatory cytokine expression.
- The opprobrium of Big Tobacco.
- Potential Cost-effectiveness of Early Identification of Hospital-acquired Infection in Critically Ill Patients.
- Artificial surfactant attenuates hyperoxic lung injury in primates. II. Morphometric analysis.
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