Lung diseases affecting the alveoli include: 1  Pneumonia: An infection of the alveoli, usually by bacteria. 2  Tuberculosis: A slowly progressive pneumonia caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis. 3  Emphysema results from damage to the fragile connections between alveoli. 4  Smoking is the usual cause.
Boulder Medical Center is a group practice with 3 locations. Currently, Boulder Medical Center's 81 physicians cover 23 specialty areas of medicine.
University of Washington Medical Center is a 428-bed general medical and surgical facility with 18,033 admissions in the most recent year reported. It performed 7,020 annual inpatient and 7,676 outpatient surgeries. Its emergency room had 23,487 visits.