Articles on lung health: persistent cough, breathlessness, asthma, COPD and how lung tests work. Coughing blood or sudden breathlessness needs urgent assessment.
Pulmonary function test results are read in three steps: the FEV1/FVC ratio shows whether airways are narrowed (obstruction), the FVC percent-of-predicted shows whether the…
When pneumonia does not improve after a few days of antibiotics, doctors usually re-examine the patient, repeat blood tests and imaging, and look for…
Bronchitis treatment for the common acute form is mostly about comfort and time: rest, fluids, and relief of cough and aches while the airway…
Cardiogenic pulmonary edema is fluid that backs up into the lungs because a struggling left heart raises pressure in the lung's blood vessels. Non-cardiogenic…
Single port VATS recovery usually starts within hours of surgery: patients are asked to breathe deeply and cough, sit up and walk on the…
During lung abscess recovery, a lingering cough, foul-tasting sputum that gradually lessens, tiredness and mild chest soreness are usually expected for several weeks while…
Emphysema treatment options aim to ease breathlessness, slow lung damage and prevent flare-ups rather than reverse the disease. Core measures include stopping smoking, inhaled…
After robotic thoracic surgery, faster recovery usually means smaller incisions and no spread ribs, so many people have less early pain, a chest drain…
A thoracentesis drains fluid from the space between the lung and chest wall using a thin needle and small catheter, usually while you sit…
Cystic fibrosis transition to adult care is a planned, multi-year process, not a single appointment. Most programs begin building self-management skills in early adolescence,…
Doctors separate acute from chronic bronchitis mainly by time and cause. Acute bronchitis is a short-lived airway infection, usually viral, with a cough that…
A mediastinoscopy is performed under general anesthesia. A surgeon makes a small incision just above the breastbone at the base of the neck, creates…
Bronchiectasis and COPD are separate lung conditions that can look alike. COPD is mainly an airflow problem caused by narrowed airways and damaged air…
A chest tube for a collapsed lung is a thin, flexible drain placed between the ribs into the space around the lung to let…
Pneumonia is diagnosed by combining a clinician's examination with tests. A doctor listens to the lungs for crackles, checks temperature, breathing rate and pulse,…
Bronchitis does not usually turn into pneumonia, but the same infection can spread from the large breathing tubes into the air sacs, and a…
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