Home Oxygen Therapy
Home Oxygen Therapy Portable Devices Provide Oxygen Oxygen is required by every cell in the body. The air we breathe provides enough oxygen for our bodies to function, but for persons with certain lung and Read More …
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Metered Dose Inhaler Use (Asthma / Lung Disease)
Using a Metered Dose Inhaler Drugs Go Directly to the Lungs Metered dose inhalers (MDIs) are used to treat asthma or other lung diseases. The inhalers deliver medication directly to the lungs, where it can Read More …
Lung Cancer
Lung Cancer Symptoms Appear in Advanced Stages Cancer of the lung is the leading cancer killer in both men and women in the United States, causing more deaths than colon, breast, and prostate cancers combined. Read More …
Emphysema (Lung Disease): Often Caused By Smoking
Emphysema Cigarette Smoking Is the Leading Cause Emphysema is a chronic lung disease and one of two forms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD. (The other form is chronic bronchitis.) About three million Americans Read More …
Emphysema (Lung Disease)
Emphysema When Breathing Becomes Difficult Emphysema is a chronic lung disease which causes permanent changes in the lung, making it difficult to breathe normally. Smoking and air pollutants are two main causes of emphysema. Damage Read More …
Croup
Croup Acute Respiratory Infection Croup is a swelling of the tissue around the larynx (voice box) and trachea (windpipe) that results in a tight, barking cough. Croup usually occurs in infants or children under the Read More …
COPD
COPD Cigarette Smoking Is a Major Cause Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a general term used when a patient suffers from airway obstruction that is not reversible. COPD patients include those with chronic bronchitis, Read More …
Bronchitis
Bronchitis Mucus Blocks Airways Bronchitis is an inflammation of the lining of the large airways in the lungs. The airways include the trachea and bronchioles (the “tracheobronchial tree”). In acute bronchitis, inflammation is usually the Read More …
Asthma
Asthma Patients Need a Treatment Plan Asthma is a chronic lunch disease that usually can be controlled with medication but cannot be cured. In asthma, the lining of the airways are inflamed, leading to excess Read More …