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Breathing Disorders Learning Center
By taking in oxygen from the air and expelling carbon dioxide, the lungs play a crucial role in maintaining life. The oxygen gathered by the lungs enters the blood as it circulates and is distributed to cells throughout...
Asbestos Disease
Asbestosis is a respiratory disease brought on by inhaling asbestos fibers.More »
Cold and Flu
The flu is a contagious infection of the nose, throat, and lungs caused by the influenza virus.More »
Whooping Cough
Pertussis is a highly contagious bacterial disease that causes uncontrollable, violent coughing. The coughing can make...More »
Bronchitis
Bronchitis is inflammation of the main air passages to the lungs. Bronchitis may be short-lived (acute) or chronic,...More »
Chronic Bronchitis
Bronchitis is inflammation of the main air passages to the lungs. Bronchitis may be short-lived (acute) or chronic,...More »
Breathing Too Fast (Tachypnea)
Hyperventilation is rapid or deep breathing that can occur with anxiety or panic. It is also called overbreathing, and...More »
Pulmonary Embolism
A pulmonary embolus is a blockage of an artery in the lungs by fat, air, a blood clot, or tumor cells.More »
Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a life-threatening lung condition that prevents enough oxygen from getting...More »
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a serious form of pneumonia, caused by a virus isolated in 2003.More »
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the most common lung diseases. It makes it difficult to breathe.More »
Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic fibrosis is an inherited disease that causes thick, sticky mucus to build up in the lungs and digestive tract.More »
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis
Pulmonary aspergillosis is an allergic reaction to a fungus called aspergillus, which causes inflammation of the airways...More »
Respiratory Acidosis
Respiratory acidosis is a condition that occurs when the lungs cannot remove all of the carbon dioxide the body...More »
Respiratory Alkalosis
Respiratory alkalosis is a condition marked by low levels of carbon dioxide in the blood due to breathing excessively....More »
Bronchopneumonia
Pneumonia is an infection of the lung that can be caused by nearly any class of organism known to cause human infections...More »
Byssinosis
Byssinosis is a disease of the lungs brought on by breathing in cotton dust or dusts from other vegetable fibers such as...More »
Caplan's Syndrome
Caplan syndrome is swelling (inflammation) and scarring of the lungs in people with rheumatoid arthritis who have been...More »
Pneumothorax
A collapsed lung, or pneumothorax, is the collection of air in the space around the lungs.More »
Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis
Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis is a rare disease in which a type of protein builds up in the air sacs (alveoli) of the...More »
Pulmonary Fibrosis
Pulmonary fibrosis is scarring in the lungs.More »
Acute Bronchitis
Bronchitis is inflammation of the main air passages to the lungs. Bronchitis may be short-lived (acute) or chronic,...More »
Pulmonary Coin Lesion
A solitary pulmonary nodule is a round or oval spot (lesion) in the lungs that is seen with a chest x-ray or CT scan.More »
Pulmonary Edema
Pulmonary edema is an abnormal build up of fluid in the air sacs of the lungs, which leads to shortness of breathMore »
Acute Upper Respiratory Infection (URI)
The common cold generally involves a runny nose, nasal congestion, and sneezing. You may also have a sore throat, cough,...More »
Aspiration Pneumonia
Aspiration pneumonia is inflammation of the lungs and airways to the lungs (bronchial tubes) from breathing in foreign...More »
Mycoplasma Pneumonia
Mycoplasma pneumonia is an infection of the lungs caused by by the bacteria Mycoplasma pneumoniae (M. pneumoniae. See...More »
Bronchiolitis
Bronchiolitis is swelling and mucus buildup in the smallest air passages in the lungs (bronchioles), usually due to a...More »
Atelectasis
Atelectasis is the collapse of part or all of a lung. See also: PneumothoraxMore »
Pleural Effusion
A pleural effusion is an accumulation of fluid between the layers of tissue that line the lungs and chest cavity.More »
Pneumococcal Pneumonia
Pneumococcal pneumonia is a common but serious infection and inflammation of the lungs. It is caused by the bacterium...More »
Bronchiectasis
Bronchiectasis is destruction and widening of the large airways.More »
Pulmonary Actinomycosis
Pulmonary actinomycosis is a rare bacterial lung infection.More »
Acute Silicosis
Silicosis is a progressive disease that belongs to a group of lung disorders called pneumoconioses. Silicosis is marked...More »
Atypical Pneumonia
Atypical pneumonia refers to pneumonia caused by certain bacteria, including Legionella pneumophila, Mycoplasma...More »
Acute Mountain Sickness
Acute mountain sickness is an illness that can affect mountain climbers, hikers, skiers, or travelers at high altitude...More »
Aspergillosis
Aspergillosis is an infection, growth, or allergic response due to the Aspergillus fungus.More »
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