Dr. Murad M Jussa M.D.

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  What is rapid shallow breathing?Rapid, shallow breathing, also medically called as tachypnea, is a term used to describe a breathing that is too fast, particularly when people have it due to a lung disease or other health conditions. Sometimes, rapid, shallow breathing and hyperventilation...

• Pulse Oximeter Use for Patients with COPD

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• Pneumonia: An Overview of the Disease

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