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In 2019, St Vincent’s Hospital launched the St Vincent’s Hospital Lung Health website. This comprehensive education resource features lay friendly written content, simplified animations and videos to explain lung conditions, treatment options and pulmonary rehabilitation.
The purpose of St Vincent’s Hospital Lung Health is to support and empower individuals living with lung disease, their families, carers and health professionals.
St Vincent’s Hospital Lung Health features content developed by leading thoracic specialists in each discipline. It ensures that patients, families and caregivers have free access to a wealth of respiratory information and support - anytime and anywhere.
Last reviewed: August 2020
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Learn more about lung cancer, it's causes, symptoms, tests and possible treatments
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Learn more about pulmonary hypertension, the causes, symptoms, possible tests and treatments.
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Learn about Chronic Obstructive Airways Disease (COPD) its causes, symptoms, possible tests and treatments.
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Tests, Procedures & Treatments Find out about lung tests, procedures and treatments
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Information about non invasive ventilation, such as CPAP and BiPAP, including how to prepare and what happens during and after the procedure.
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Information about bronchoscopy and endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) including how to prepare and what happens during and after the procedure.
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Information about Thoracic (Chest) Ultrasounds including how to prepare and what happens during and after the procedure.
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Information about Chest MRI including how to prepare and what happens during and after the procedure.
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Learn about clots on the lung, called pulmonary embolism (PE), its causes, symptoms, possible tests and treatments.
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Information and organ and tissue donation in Australia
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