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"We take an average of 7.5 million breaths a year and some 600 million in our lifetime, and what goes on in our body each time oxygen is taken in and carbon dioxide expelled is nothing short of miraculous. "Our lungs are the lynchpin between our bodies and the outside world," writes Dr. Michael J. Stephen. And yet, we take our lungs for granted until we're incapacitated and suddenly confronted with their vital importance. In Breath Taking, pulmonologist...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 90 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
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COPD stands for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a group of 5 lung diseases that limits the flow of air into and out of your lungs. This program is part of our respiratory series designed to comply with the Joint Commission standards for education of patients and family.
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"At the age of 36, on the verge of a completing a decade's worth of training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi's health began to falter. He started losing weight and was wracked by waves of excruciating back pain. A CT scan confirmed what Paul, deep down, had suspected: he had stage four lung cancer, widely disseminated. One day, he was a doctor making a living treating the dying, and the next, he was a patient struggling to live. Just like that,...
4) My lungs
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English
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"What happens when you take a deep breathe? Woosh! Air rushes into your lungs. Your lungs help you get the air you need to live. They work with your heart to send oxygen around your body and get rid of waste you don't want. And that's not all! Explore what's inside you with fun text, bright pictures, and lively illustrations"--
5) COPD
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 64 min., 34 sec.) : digital, .flv file, sound.
Language
English
Description
COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) is a long term disease of the lungs which causes shortness of breath and includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis. It is one of the leading causes of death and preventable hospitalisation in Australia and places a heavy burden on patients and the healthcare system. While there is no cure for COPD, the disease can be managed to help people breathe easier, stay out of hospital and improve their quality of...
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Publisher
Simon & Schuster BFYR
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
780L
Physical Desc
281 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Can you love someone you can never touch? Stella and Will both suffer from cystic fibrosis. Being together means they could pass an infection. Stella is waiting for a lung transplant; Will is on a clinical drug trial. The only way to stay alive is to stay apart. Staying six feet apart doesn't feel like safety, it feels like punishment. Would five feet apart really be so dangerous if it stops their hearts from breaking too? -- adapted from jacket
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 24 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Multinational companies are aggressively marketing cigarettes to young people in developing countries, with tragic social costs. This film explores the case of Indonesia - the third largest market for tobacco products in the world. Human Costs: "If I'd known I'd get this disease I would have quit a long time ago." Ujang has terminal lung cancer. At 45, he is the victim of a habit, which is killing millions in his country. Targeted by the tobacco industry's...
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English
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"A memoir about the divergent paths of two brothers - one who became a police officer and the other a murderer. Sunil Dutta was a twenty-year veteran of the LAPD. Before that, he was a biologist at the University of California and a translator of classic Indian poetry. Before that, he was a destitute refugee, his family uprooted by the genocidal violence surrounding the Partition of India. Back then, he had a brother. Back then, they were children...
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Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 436 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
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In a devastating and urgent work of investigative journalism, Pulitzer Prize winner Chris Hamby uncovers the tragic resurgence of black lung disease in Appalachia, its Big Coal cover-up, and the resilient mining communities who refuse to back down. Decades ago, a grassroots uprising forced Congress to enact long-overdue legislation designed to virtually eradicate black lung disease and provide fair compensation to coal miners stricken with...
12) Breathing
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English
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Gives an overview of the lungs, breathing and the air around you.
13) Lungs
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Publisher
1996
Pub. Date
Brookfield, CN
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
unpaged
Language
English
Description
A look at our respiratory system.
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Heinemann Library
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 18 X 21 cm.
Language
Español
Description
Simple text and photographs introduce readers to the lungs of the human body, discussing their structure, how they function, and ways to help keep them healthy.
15) My lungs
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Series
Publisher
Amicus Illustrated
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
490L
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 22 x 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A girl named Jasmine teaches a younger student at her school everything she has learned about lungs and the respiratory system while researching them for her booth at her school's Health Fair"--
Publisher
NCircle Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
I have muscles where?: Sid's dad told him a funny joke and he laughed so hard that his face began to hurt -- Sid's amazing lungs: Sid runs around frantically trying to get ready for school -- How did my dog do that?: Sid sees his dog Philbert scratching his ear with his hind leg and tries to do it himself -- Now that's using your brain: The brain controls all kinds of things in your body including walking, thinking and getting ready for school.
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Johns Hopkins University Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
xi, 212 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
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"The author answers many of the most common questions he has been asked in more than thirty years of treating patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease"--
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Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiv, 176 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"An authoritative, accessible guide to how our lungs work and how to protect them. Most of us pay little attention to the workings of our lungs, but the COVID-19 pandemic has sparked interest in their functioning and fear about the risks they face. Dr. MeiLan K. Han, a leading pulmonologist and a national spokesperson for the American Lung Association, takes readers on a fascinating tour of this most vital organ. Han explains the wonder of breathing...
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