| 1. | People with bronchiectasis may have bad breath indicative of active infection.
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| 2. | Frequent bronchial infections and breathlessness are two possible indicators of bronchiectasis.
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| 3. | HRCT may be diagnostic for conditions such as emphysema or bronchiectasis.
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| 4. | Medicare penalizes hospitals for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchiectasis.
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| 5. | Bronchiectasis can develop when severe, recurrent pulmonary infections are left untreated.
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| 6. | Chronically prone to bronchitis and bronchiectasis, Riethmuller had to live mostly outdoors.
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| 7. | Bronchiectasis and pleural scarring may be present.
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| 8. | Approximately 40 % will also have bronchiectasis.
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| 9. | Patients with the illness operate in much the same way as patients with mild bronchiectasis.
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| 10. | Bronchiectasis patients with P . aeruginosa infection have a more rapid decline in lung function.
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