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How is lung abscess treated?
Most patients with lung abscess will not need surgery. About 5% of patients-usually those who do not respond to antibiotics or are coughing up large amounts of blood may have emergency surgery for removal of the diseased part of the lung
What is the prognosis of a lung abscess?
About 95% of lung abscess patients can be treated successfully with antibiotics alone. Patients who need surgical treatment have a mortality rate of 10-15%.
Why can't fish breathe?
They can -- they have gills and have a diffferent lung system they breath in the oxygen from water and need the nutrients in water to survive.
What are the risk factors of lung abscess?
An abscess is essentially an infection that results in a hole forming in the tissue. The risk factors for getting a lung abscess include having lung cancer, severe pneumonia, or accidentally breathing in something poisonous or harmful.
Why is the heart and lung so important and what are there relationship?
They are important because you need both in order to live. Lungs supply oxygen to breath and your heart supplies out oxygen to your body in order to survive.
Do you need oxygen to survive on Saturn?
you need oxygen to survive anywhere.. most definately on saturn!!
What are bacteria that need oxygen to survive called?
Bacteria that need oxygen to survive are called aerobic bacteria.
What do cells need to have if they need to survive?
oxygen
Do snails need oxygen to survive?
Every living creature needs oxygen to survive. Just as every living creature needs water to survive. For example, such as spiders. Yup, spiders do to need oxygen AND water to survive, and of course food. So the answer to your question would be yes, snails do need oxygen to survive.
Do octopuses need oxygen to survive?
Yes, octopuses need oxygen to survive as they breathe through gills, extracting oxygen from water to support their respiration.
If you have 60 percent lung capacity how long before you have to have oxygen?
The need for oxygen therapy is not solely determined by lung capacity but also by symptoms of low oxygen levels. If you have 60% lung capacity but are not experiencing significant symptoms, you may not need oxygen therapy. It would be best to consult with a healthcare provider for a proper assessment and recommendation.
Why do fish need oxygen to survive?
Fish extract oxygen from water using gills, but gills cannot extract oxygen from air. A few species of fish (e.g. lungfish, snakehead) have some ability to extract oxygen from air (e.g. lungfish use a modified swim bladder like a lung) and can survive short trips across dry land from one shallow pool to another.
