Origin Pulmonary medicine only began to evolve as a distinct clinical specialty in the 1950s; its professional lineage traces to the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis, founded earlier by William Welch and William Osler, later renamed the American Thoracic Society.
Pulmonology is the medical specialty that deals with diseases involving the respiratory tract, the lungs, airways and chest. Pulmonologists are trained specifically in diseases and conditions of the chest, most centrally pneumonia, asthma, tuberculosis, emphysema and complicated chest infections, and the specialty overlaps closely with critical care medicine in the management of patients on mechanical ventilation.
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Origin PeriodPulmonary medicine only began to evolve as a distinct clinical specialty in the 1950s; its professional lineage traces to the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis, founded earlier by William Welch and William Osler, later renamed the American Thoracic Society. 2 Classification
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Blockage of a pulmonary artery, usually by a blood clot; pulmonology specialty.
Sarcoidosis, Conditions Inflammatory disease most often affecting the lungs; pulmonology specialty.
Notable Specialists
Rene Laennec invented the stethoscope and is a pioneer of pulmonary medicine.
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Medical specialties that focus on the diagnosis and non-surgical treatment of disease.
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WikipediaHistory of pulmonology section
Although pulmonary medicine only began to evolve as a medical specialty in the 1950s...
Wikipedia, Pulmonology, History section
Although pulmonary medicine only began to evolve as a medical specialty in the 1950s, William Welch and William Osler founded the 'parent' organization of the American Thoracic Society, the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis.
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specially trained in diseases and conditions of the chest, particularly pneumonia, asthma, tuberculosis, emphysema, and complicated chest infections
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