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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
780L
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"Stella Grant likes to be in control--even though her totally out of control lungs have sent her in and out of the hospital most of her life. At this point, what Stella needs to control most is keeping herself away from anyone or anything that might pass along an infection and jeopardize the possibility of a lung transplant. Six feet apart. No exceptions. The only thing Will Newman wants to be in control of is getting out of this hospital. He couldn't...
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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...
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They started out as words of encouragement to a woman with inoperable lung cancer. They turned into a collection of sparkling and intimate moments, pulled from the past to finally be understood and shared with new meaning. Terry uncovered powerful pictures in her own life of the one truth that could help carry her friend Deb from this life to the next: God is at work. Together, they found renewed hope in all the ways God shows up right to the very...
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"For readers of Atul Gawande, Andrew Solomon, and Anne Lamott, a profoundly moving, exquisitely observed memoir by a young neurosurgeon faced with a terminal cancer diagnosis who attempts to answer the question: What makes a life worth living? At the age of thirty-six, on the verge of completing a decade's worth of training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. One day he was a doctor treating the dying, and the...
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2014.
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.
9) My lungs
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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" --
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
440L
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English
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"Your respiratory system carries oxygen throughout your body. Breathe it all in, and learn how your lungs take in clean air while getting rid of waste. Download the Capstone 4D app to access a variety of bonus content""--Provided by publisher.
11) Inside the lungs
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[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
510L
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English
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Discover how your lungs work.
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Pub. Date
[2010]
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English
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Take steps to have a better overall quality of life despite your degree of breathlessness or use of home oxygen. By understanding both the physical and emotional aspects of COPD, you can learn to work with your problems rather than against them.
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The bestselling guide for chronic bronchitis and emphysema sufferers-newly revised and expanded. For the millions of people diagnosed with chronic bronchitis and/or emphysema, this bestselling guide is now revised and expanded to offer the most up-to-date information available. From helping you understand your disease and its proper care to showing you how to restore vitality and satisfaction to your relationships, Dr. Francois Haas and Dr. Sheila...
16) COPD
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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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...
17) Lungs
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Readers will happily take a deep breath and plunge right into this exciting book about the lungs. Parts and function are imparted through accessible language and dynamic photographs and original illustrations. Helpful information on how to keep the lungs healthy is also included.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
630L
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English
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Takes a closer look at the lungs' role in the respiratory system. Explores the path air takes once it enters our bodies and lungs and reveals how the lungs play a part in yawning and hiccupping.
20) Mom's Cancer
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Each year, approximately 1.5 million people in the United States and Canada are diagnosed with cancer. This is one family's story.
An honest, unflinching, and sometimes humorous look at the practical and emotional effect that serious illness can have on patients and their families, Mom's Cancer is a story of hope-uniquely told in words and illustrations.
Brian Fies is a freelance journalist whose mother was diagnosed with lung cancer. As he and...
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