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Bone marrow tests check whether your bone marrow is healthy and making normal amounts of blood cells. The two bone marrow tests are aspiration and biopsy

If you have pneumonia, follow your treatment plan, take all medicines as prescribed, and get follow-up medical care. If you have pneumonia, limit contact with family and friends. To keep the infection from spreading to other people, cover your nose and mouth while coughing or sneezing, get rid of used tissues right away, and wash your hands.

COPD has no cure yet. However, lifestyle changes and treatments can help you feel better, stay more active, and slow the progress of the disease.

You can take steps to prevent COPD before it starts. If you already have COPD, you can take steps to prevent complications and slow the progression of the disease.

The main risk factor for COPD is smoking. Other risk factors for COPD include long-term exposure to other lung irritants, or other medical conditions such as alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency.

High Blood Triglycerides are high blood levels of a type of fat, or lipid, called triglycerides.

Changes to the heart’s tissue and to its electrical signals most often cause atrial fibrillation. When the heart’s tissue or signaling is damaged, the regular pumping of the heart muscle becomes fast and irregular.

Signs and symptoms of pulmonary hypertension are sometimes hard to recognize, because they are similar to those of other medical conditions. People may have symptoms for years before being diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension. These symptoms may get worse over time and could eventually lead to serious complications such as right heart failure.

Si le han diagnosticado sarcoidosis, es importante que continúe con su medicamento, haga un seguimiento con su médico cuando se le indique, realice cambios saludables en su estilo de vida y prevenga complicaciones. Algunas personas pueden lograr una remisión total o de por vida. Otras pueden lograr una remisión temporal y luego experimentar una recaída de la enfermedad. Si está embarazada, consúltele a su médico sobre los medicamentos que toma para evitar problemas para usted y el bebé.

Si le han diagnosticado apnea del sueño, es importante que adopte y mantenga hábitos de vida saludables y que siga el tratamiento recetado. Lea más sobre cómo usar y cuidar la boquilla o el dispositivo de respiración, cómo su médico puede verificar si el tratamiento está funcionando y cuándo es posible que deba repetir el estudio del sueño. Aprenda otros consejos para mantenerse a salvo si tiene apnea del sueño.