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PEMPix 2024 Online Case #2: Flight of Passage

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It is believed that this sequestered portion of his lung placed him at an elevated risk for infections as this is a known complication of bronchopulmonary sequestration. 2018 Jul;48(3):247-250. Epub 2018 Apr 6. He initially presented to his pediatrician two months prior with 10 days of cough and unexplained fevers.

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Palliative Care in India: M.R. Rajagopal

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We included people with bronchial asthma and many people with paralysis, paraplegia. Raj: 40 years later in 2018, they got together at Astana, the then capital of Kazakhstan, and brought out another resolution, which ask member countries to give control over healthcare to the community. I’m not sure he would really approve.

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8 Reasons Why Family Physicians are the Actual Stars of Medicine

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million people in 2018), shows that the longer you know your GP, the better off you are. In Europe, countries with stronger primary care had less unnecessary hospitalizations, especially concerning Asthma, COPD, and diabetes. of healthcare costs in the EU 2018. A fantastic study from Norway 12 (based on 4.5