Lung Medical Reference

Find out what you need to know about an airway obstruction, and discover the causes, treatment, and how it may affect your health.

Mucormycosis, also known as black fungus, is a rare but dangerous fungal infection.

Find out what you need to know about non-rebreather masks and discover their uses, risks, benefits, and how they may affect health.

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a treatment that adds oxygen to your blood and pumps it through your body. Learn how it works, when you might need it, and what to expect.

Find out what a humidifier or dehumidifier can do for you.

MIS-C stands for multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children. It’s a potentially life-threatening condition that can bring on inflammation throughout a child’s body.

A number of conditions can give you an ongoing (chronic) cough or shortness of breath. Here are some reasons for these problems, along with OTC meds and healthy changes that your doctor might recommend.

The prognosis for COPD can depend on many things, including how advanced your COPD is. Learn about the things that can help you know what to expect and help your health.

Learn how a COPD action plan can help you better manage your disease.

Pulmonary fibrosis is scarring of your lung tissue. Learn more about how it happens and how it’s treated.

Cancer or other health problems could lead you and your doctor to decide to remove one of your lungs. In most cases, one healthy lung should be able to deliver enough oxygen and remove enough carbon dioxide for your body to stay healthy.

COPD and IPF are lung disease whose symptoms can be so similar that doctors sometimes have trouble telling them apart. Learn how they’re alike, and how they differ.

If you have Churg-Strauss syndrome, find out what medicines bring down inflammation, control your symptoms, and put you into remission.

Churg-Strauss syndrome causes inflammation that can affect many different organs.

Paraseptal emphysema is the least common of the three main types of emphysema. Find out the causes and symptoms of this lung disease.

Lung granulomas are inflamed areas on your lungs that happen because of other health issues. Find out the warning signs, causes, and treatments.

Doctors use a combination of symptoms and test results to diagnose Churg-Strauss syndrome. Learn about the ways to find out if you have the disease.

Can CPAP Therapy Help COPD Symptoms? If you have COPD, can using a CPAP machine help you breathe more easily? Learn more.

If you have (COPD), your doctor may prescribe inhaled corticosteroids as part of your treatment. Learn how to take them, how they can help, what the side effects might be.

Your lungs help you breathe and take in oxygen. Find out more about how smoking disrupts that process and changes your lungs.

BiPAP therapy uses a machine to help you breathe. Find out how this therapy works and if it can help you breathe better with COPD.

Changes in humidity and temperature can trigger a flare-up. Symptoms that may get worse. Learn more about COPD and Humidity.

Lung Diffusion Testing is something your doctor might suggest if he has to troubleshoot breathing issues. It measures how well your lungs are working. Learn more.

Pneumonitis means inflamed lungs. A number of things can irritate and inflame your lungs, from chemicals to mold, bacteria, and dust. Learn more about this condition and how to manage it.

Respiratory therapists help treat a host of conditions related to your lungs and breathing. Find out what they do and when you might need to see one.