Site Links for Lung Disease/Respiratory Problems
- Arterial Blood Gas Test (ABG)
- Lung Problems That Make It Hard to Breathe
- Pneumothorax (Collapsed Lung)
- Dyspnea (Shortness of Breath)
- Thoracentesis: What to Expect
- Why Can't I Breathe?
- What Is Popcorn Lung?
- Lung Diseases Overview
- Breathing Problems: Causes, Tests, and Treatments
- Sarcoidosis: Symptoms, Stages, Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment
- Video: An Inside Look at How Pneumonia Affects Your Lungs
- Respiratory System
- Pleurisy (Pleuritis)
- Pneumonia Vaccine: Should I Get It?
- Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)
- NTM Lung Disease: Causes, Symptoms, and Who Is at Risk
- Which antibiotics are used to treat mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) disease?
- How Do You Treat NTM Lung Disease? Medicine, Surgery, and Self-Care
- What Should You Know About NTM Lung Disease? Questions to Ask Your Doctor
- Is It NTM Lung Disease? Symptoms and Tests You Need to Know
- What Is Churg-Strauss Syndrome?
- What Is Bacterial Pneumonia?
- How is sporotrichosis infection in the lungs treated?
- Video: What Different Respiratory Problems Sound Like
- How Home Oxygen Therapy Can Help You
- SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome): Symptoms, Causes, Treatment
- What Are Acute and Chronic Respiratory Failure?
- What Is the Tuberculin Skin Test?
- Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatments
- What Is a Sputum Culture?
- What is Legionnaires Disease? What Causes It?
- How PAH Is Diagnosed
- What Is Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension?
- Pulmonary Edema: What to Know and When to Get Help
- Diagnosing Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Is bronchitis contagious?
- Coronavirus
- Interventional Pulmonology: Procedures, Uses, and Effects
- Lung Nodules and Benign Lung Tumors
- What Is Asbestos?
- When a Cold Becomes Bronchitis
- What Is a Bronchoscopy?
- Symptoms of Sarcoidosis
- Bronchitis
- What Is Aspiration?
- What Are the Symptoms of Tuberculosis?
- Pleurisy Diagnosis & Treatment
- Smoke Inhalation
- What Is a Solitary Pulmonary Nodule?
- What Do Pulmonologists Do?
- What Is Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis?
- Oxygen Therapy: Tanks, Equipment, and Devices
- How to Prevent Pneumonia
- What Is Black Lung Disease?
- Silicosis: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment, Prevention
- What Is Viral Pneumonia?
- Types of Pneumonia
- The Basics of Pleurisy Symptoms
- Tuberculosis Treatment When You’re Pregnant
- Hyperventilation: Symptoms, Causes, Treatment
- Why People Get Chest Retractions
- Home Lung Function Test: How To Test Your Lung Function
- Lung Sounds: What Do They Mean?
- TB (Tuberculosis) Tests
- What Is Farmer's Lung?
- Pneumonia: How to Feel Better
- Tuberculosis Prevention: What to Know
- Spirometry
- Is It Bronchitis or Pneumonia?
- Short of Breath? It May Be Your Heart
- Do I Need Pulmonary Rehabilitation for PAH?
- Surprising Reasons You May Feel Short of Breath
- What Is Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis?
- Viral Pneumonia
- COPD: Lung Volume Surgery
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
- Coughing Up Blood (Hemoptysis)
- The Trachea (Human Anatomy): Picture, Function, Conditions, and More
- Mesothelioma: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment, Prognosis
- LAM Lung Disease
- Lung Transplant Surgery, Survival, Organ Rejection, and More
- What’s the Treatment for Tuberculosis?
- What Is Pulse Oximetry?
- Bronchitis Diagnosis and Treatment: What to Know
- What Are Bronchitis Symptoms?
- Understanding Sarcoidosis -- Diagnosis and Treatment
- Pneumonia Diagnosis and Treatment: What to Expect
- Atelectasis
- Do I Have Pneumonia?
- What Is Pneumonia?
- Humidifiers: How to Use and Maintain Them
- What Is Cystic Lung Disease?
- What Is a Lung Abscess?
- Lung Diseases You May Get on the Job
- The Basics of Sarcoidosis
- 10 Tips for Eating When You Have Breathing Problems
- Home Remedies for Bronchitis
- What Is an Endobronchial Ultrasound?
- Common Lung Diagnostic Tests
- What Is Manual Incentive Spirometry?
- Types of Breathing Problems Explained
- Lung Biopsy: What To Expect
- What You Must Do If You Have Tuberculosis (TB)
- What Helps You Feel Better When You Have Bronchitis?
- Pulmonary Function Tests
- What Is Bronchiolitis?
- 6 Breathing Problems You Shouldn’t Ignore
- Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Take Charge of Your Condition
- How Do I Treat Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension?
- Tests to Diagnose Shortness of Breath
- Treatment for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF)
- COPD: Your Medical Care Team
- Pulmonary Vascular Disease
- Restrictive vs. Obstructive Lung Disease
- My Lung Is Injured – Can I Still Breathe?
- The Lungs (Human Anatomy): Picture, Function, Definition, Conditions
- What is Walking Pneumonia?
- Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD)
- What is Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)?
- What’s Intubation?
- What’s Extubation?
- Pneumonia: Reducing Your Risk
- Tuberculosis (TB)
- Bronchiectasis
- 6 Serious Complications of Pneumonia You Should Know
- What Is Childhood Interstitial Lung Disease?
- Chemical Pneumonia
- Pleural Effusion
- Which tests are used to diagnose breathing problems?
- What causes chest retractions in babies and small children?
- What are types of tuberculosis (TB)?
- How is active tuberculosis (TB) treated during pregnancy?
- How are human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and tuberculosis (TB) treated during pregnancy?
- What does a peak flow meter do?
- How can chest X-ray help in the diagnosis of shortness of breath?
- Why do some people with tuberculosis not have symptoms?
- What are the symptoms of hyperventilation?
- Who is at risk for hyperventilation?
- What is a tuberculin skin test for solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN)?
- What is a solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN)?
- what is a bronchoscopy for a solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN)?
- What health problems could you get from breathing in asbestos?
- What are the symptoms of a solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN)?
- What is a video-assisted thoracoscopy (VATS) for a solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN)?
- What are examples of products that may contain asbestos?
- What is a transthoracic needle aspiration (TTNA) biopsy for a solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN)?
- What should someone with nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease do if they get depressed?
- What can you expect with treatment for mild nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease?
- How long will I be on medication for nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease (NTM)?
- What are complementary treatments for nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease?
- How often will I have to take my medicines for nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease (NTM)?
- What is watchful waiting for mild nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease?
- How will your doctor decide which antibiotic to use for mild nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease?
- Slideshow: Visual Guide to Legionnaires’ Disease
- How can you prevent getting nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease again?
- Why do I need to take more than one antibiotic for nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease (NTM)?
- What are side effects from medications that treat nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease (NTM)?
- When will I need surgery for nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease (NTM)?
- Do people get surgery for nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease?
- What is palliative care for nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease?
- Can a lung or lymph node be biopsied by an interventional pulmonology specialist?
- What is pleuroscopy?
- What is bronchoalveolar lavage?
- What is a flexible bronchoscopy?
- What is an indwelling pleural catheter?
- What is thoracentesis?
- What are some risks and limitations of interventional pulmonology procedures?
- How might an interventional pulmonologist remove an inhaled object that's lodged in your airway?
- What are some conditions an airway stent can help with?
- How does a lung biopsy help diagnose farmer's lung?
- What is the advantage of interventional pulmonology procedures?
- What's a rigid bronchoscopy?
- What is interventional pulmonology?
- What is bronchoscopic thermoplasty?
- What is a balloon bronchoplasty?
- What is pleurodesis?
- What are some complementary treatments for nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) lung disease?
- How can surgery help treat nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) lung disease?
- How can you prevent nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) lung disease?
- What questions should you ask your doctor about your nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) lung disease?
- How can palliative care help with nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) lung disease?
- How can a chest X-ray help diagnose tuberculosis?
- How is mild nontuberculous mycobacterial lung (NTM) disease treated?
- What is a latent tuberculosis (TB) infection?
- How can you prevent spreading tuberculosis (TB)?
- What are the effects of tuberculosis (TB) drugs during pregnancy?
- When can you breastfeed your baby if you have tuberculosis (TB)?
- What causes chest retractions in adults?
- How can tuberculosis (TB) affect your baby?
- How is latent tuberculosis (TB) treated during pregnancy?
- What if a treatment you take for tuberculosis (TB) during pregnancy doesn't help?
- What do you need to know about tuberculosis (TB) treatment during pregnancy?
- How is tuberculosis diagnosed?
- How can a TB skin test help diagnose tuberculosis?
- How can a TB blood test help diagnose tuberculosis?
- How is tuberculosis (TB) treated?
- Is there a vaccine for tuberculosis (TB)?
- What are symptoms of tuberculosis (TB) disease?
- How does warfarin (Coumadin) treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)?
- What type of breathing problem is dyspnea?
- What type of breathing problem is hyperventilation?
- What type of breathing problem is bradypnea?
- What type of breathing problem is kussmaul breathing?
- What type of breathing problem is hyperpnea?
- What type of breathing problem is tachypnea?
- What do you need to know about home oxygen therapy?
- What is a severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)?
- How is severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) diagnosed?
- What conditions can home oxygen therapy treat?
- How is severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) treated?
- How much oxygen will you need during home oxygen therapy?
- What does incentive spirometer look like?
- What is an incentive spirometer?
- How can you lower your chances of getting severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)?
- What causes severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)?
- What are symptoms of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)?
- What causes hyperventilation?
- What are the symptoms of lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) lung disease?
- What symptoms of chemical pneumonia need emergency medical care?
- What types of substances can cause chemical pneumonia?
- What is chemical pneumonia?
- What are the symptoms of chemical pneumonia?
- What are the treatments for chemical pneumonia?
- What should you do if you have any symptoms of chemical pneumonia?
- What kinds of surgery can treat lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) lung disease?
- How is lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) lung disease diagnosed?
- Who is at high risk of having sarcoidosis?
- When should you call a doctor about chronic bronchitis?
- What can make bronchitis worse?
- When should I call a doctor about acute bronchitis?
- What steps can relieve acute bronchitis?
- How can you ease the symptoms of bronchitis?
- What are types of bronchitis?
- What can relieve your cough when you have acute bronchitis?
- What can relieve chronic bronchitis?
- What causes farmer's lung?
- Is there another term for farmer's lung?
- What are signs of pneumonia?
- How can steroids help treat farmer's lung?
- How does asthma affect your breathing?
- How does chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affect your breathing?
- What is farmer's lung?
- How do calcium channel blockers treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)?
- How does atrial septostomy treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)?
- How does oxygen therapy treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)?
- How do diuretics treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)?
- How does digoxin treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)?
- How do vasodilators treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)?
- Should I get a lung and heart transplant for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)?
- How can electrocardiography help in the diagnosis of shortness of breath?
- What are the treatments for sarcoidosis?
- What are signs of pulmonary embolism?
- What causes pulmonary fibrosis?
- When should you see a doctor because of shortness of breath?
- How can oxygen test help in the diagnosis of shortness of breath?
- How can blood test help in the diagnosis of shortness of breath?
- What tests are done to diagnose shortness of breathing?
- How can lung function test help in the diagnosis of shortness of breath?
- How is a collapsed lung treated?
- How can I prevent sarcoidosis?
- What will my doctor do if she suspects I have sarcoidosis?
- How does pleurodesis work in treating collapsed lung?
- How is a collapsed lung diagnosed?
- What are symptoms of a collapsed lung?
- How can you prevent a collapsed lung?
- What is chronic farmer's lung?
- How does a bronchoscopy help diagnose farmer's lung?
- What is a sub-acute attack of a farmer's lung?
- What is an acute attack of farmer's lung?
- How does a pulmonary function test help diagnose farmer's lung?
- What type of doctor may I need to see to diagnose pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)?
- How can oxygen therapy treat farmer's lung?
- How is farmer's lung diagnosed?
- Is there a cure for farmer's lung?
- What is a nasal cannula device for home oxygen therapy?
- What is a face mask for home oxygen therapy?
- What are the kinds of chest retractions?
- What are some safety tips for home oxygen therapy?
- What do you need to know about chest retractions?
- What is a transtracheal catheter for home oxygen therapy?
- When should you see a doctor about hyperventilation?
- How do you use a peak flow meter?
- How is hyperventilation treated?
- What is a peak flow meter?
- Can I prevent acute bronchitis?
- How is acute bronchitis treated?
- When are you more likely to get acute bronchitis?
- When should I call my doctor about acute bronchitis?
- What are the different types of bronchitis?
- How will your doctor diagnose acute bronchitis?
- What can you do to ease the symptoms of acute bronchitis?
- How is acute bronchitis diagnosed?
- What is bronchitis?
- What causes acute bronchitis?
- What are the symptoms of acute bronchitis?
- Slideshow: Common Lung Problems: Asthma, Bronchitis, COPD, and More
- Home Treatments for Pneumonia
- Slideshow: Ways to Keep Your Lungs Healthy
- Slideshow: Reasons You’re Short of Breath
- Slideshow: Pneumonia -- What You Should Know
- What are side effects for treatments of tuberculosis?
- What are the treatment medications for active tuberculosis?
- What is the treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis?
- What are the three treatment options for tuberculosis?
- Video: What Is Pulmonary Hypertension?
- Slideshow: Living With PAH
- What should I know about pneumonia?
- What are symptoms of shortness of breath (dyspnea)?
- How is shortness of breath (dyspnea) treated?
- How is shortness of breath (dyspnea) diagnosed?
- What is shortness of breath (dyspnea)?
- What are causes of shortness of breath (dyspnea)?
- How do you live with shortness of breath (dyspnea)?
- What are the treatments for chronic thromboembolic disease?
- What is pulmonary arterial hypertension?
- What are the treatments for pulmonary venous hypertension?
- What is chronic thromboembolic disease?
- When do you need surgery to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension?
- What do the symptoms of pulmonary vascular disease vary according to?
- What tests are used to diagnose pulmonary arterial hypertension?
- What is pulmonary vascular disease?
- How is pulmonary vascular disease treated if it is brought on by another condition?
- How is pulmonary arterial hypertension diagnosed?
- What are the treatments for a pulmonary embolism?
- What are the symptoms of pulmonary arterial hypertension?
- What should you expect if you have pulmonary arterial hypertension?
- How can you take care of yourself if you have pulmonary arterial hypertension?
- What happens in a right heart catheterization for pulmonary arterial hypertension?
- What is the definition of pulmonary vascular disease?
- What causes pulmonary arterial hypertension?
- How is pulmonary arterial hypertension treated?
- Where can you find more information about pulmonary arterial hypertension?
- What are the treatments for pulmonary arterial hypertension?
- What are the tests for pulmonary vascular disease?
- What medications are used to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension?
- What questions should you ask your doctor about pulmonary arterial hypertension?
- How can I help prevent COPD flare-ups?
- What causes a COPD flare-up?
- What are some early signs of a COPD flare-up?
- What is a COPD flare-up?
- When should I call 911 about my COPD flare-up?
- Quit Smoking for Good
- COPD Causes and Symptoms
- Outdoor Pollution and Lung Function Effects
- COPD Quiz: Emphysema, Bronchitis, and Keeping Your Lungs Healthy
- What new treatments are available for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis?
- What are the symptoms of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis?
- What are some questions for your doctor about idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis?
- Where can you learn more about idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis?
- Where can you find support if you have idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis?
- What causes idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis?
- What other conditions can you get with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis?
- What should you know about getting a lung transplant for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis?
- What can you do to take care of yourself if you have idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis?
- What is idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis?
- What tests are used to diagnose idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis?
- What is the treatment for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis?
- How can idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis vary?
- What should you expect if you have idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis?
- Is there a cure for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis?
- How is idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis diagnosed?
- What questions will your doctor ask when diagnosing idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis?
- Video: How Do Your Lungs Work?
- Video: Bronchitis Symptoms and Treatments
- What type of lung diseases can affect the airways?
- What is the main function of the lungs and how do you get lung disease?
- What lung diseases affect the interstitium?
- What medicines help reduce inflammation in obstructive lung disease?
- How do lung diseases affect the blood vessels?
- What is the structure of trachea (windpipe)?
- How do doctors diagnose obstructive or restrictive lung disease?
- What lung diseases that affect the alveoli?
- What are symptoms of obstructive and restrictive lung disease?
- How common is lung disease?
- How do lung diseases affect the pleura?
- How do you treat restrictive lung disease with medicines?
- What is obstructive lung disease?
- What is restrictive lung disease?
- What causes obstructive lung disease?
- What causes restrictive lung disease?
- What are obstructive versus restrictive lung disease?
- How do you treat obstructive lung disease with medicines?
- Quiz: A Look Inside Your Lungs
- Short of Breath? Tips for COPD Breathlessness
- How is viral pneumonia spread?
- How do you diagnose viral pneumonia?
- What are the causes of viral pneumonia?
- What is the treatment for viral pneumonia?
- How can I prevent viral pneumonia?
- What are the symptoms of viral pneumonia?
- What is viral pneumonia?
- What are other possible causes of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDs)?
- What are the symptoms of a pleural effusion?
- What are some triggers of asthma related to breathing problems?
- What are rare neoplasms of benign lung tumors?
- What are infectious causes in benign lung tumors?
- What are bronchial adenomas?
- What are benign lung nodules?
- How are benign lung nodules and tumors treated?
- How does your doctor know whether or not a lung nodule is benign?
- What should you know if you need surgery for benign lung tumors and nodules?
- What are symptoms of benign lung nodules and tumors?
- What tests are used to diagnose benign lung tumors and nodules?
- How does sarcoidosis affect your body?
- What causes sarcoidosis?
- How is sarcoidosis diagnosed?
- What lifestyle changes can help treat sarcoidosis?
- Who gets sarcoidosis?
- What is sarcoidosis?
- What are noninfectious causes of benign lung tumors?
- How is a biopsy done for benign lung tumors and nodules?
- How do you know if your lung nodule is benign?
- What birth defects cause benign lung tumors?
- What are hamartomas?
- What are benign lung tumors
- What are symptoms of sarcoidosis?
- Is there a cure for sarcoidosis?
- What medications treat sarcoidosis?
- How do you treat respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in babies and young children at home?
- How does a bronchoscopic biopsy help diagnose mesothelioma?
- What is a benign lung tumor?
- How does a needle biopsy help diagnose mesothelioma?
- How can I tell if my lung nodule is benign?
- What is the surgical procedure for removing benign lung nodules or tumors?
- What tests can a doctor use to assess a benign or cancerous lung nodule?
- What birth defects cause benign lung tumors or nodules?
- Is it important to distinguish whether is a benign tumor or early stage of cancer?
- What infections cause inflammations that lead to benign lung tumors or nodules?
- What are the symptoms of benign lung nodules and tumors?
- What inflammations from noninfectious causes lead to benign lung tumors or nodules?
- How do doctors treat benign lung nodules and tumors?
- How are benign lung nodules and tumors diagnosed?
- What tests will my doctor recommend before invasive surgery to remove benign lung nodules and tumors?
- How is surgery used to remove benign lung nodules and tumors?
- What are the differences between benign nodules and cancerous nodules?
- How is a biopsy used to assess a benign or cancerous lung nodule?
- What are the most common benign lung tumors?
- Are lung nodules different than lung cancer?
- What is a lung nodule?
- What causes indirect lung injuries?
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Lung Transplant
- RSV in Children
- Pleurisy
- What are the two types of tuberculosis?
- How do you prevent the spread of tuberculosis?
- How is tuberculosis treated?
- SARS
- Diseases From Animals -- What's Next?
- Is it important to take every dose of antibiotics to treat tuberculosis?
- How can your immune system affect your risk for tuberculosis (TB)?
- What are the symptoms of tuberculosis (TB)?
- What is tuberculosis (TB)?
- How does tuberculosis (TB) affect your body?
- How is tuberculosis (TB) spread?
- Who’s at risk for tuberculosis (TB)?
- What imaging tests are used to diagnose mesothelioma?
- How do blood tests help diagnose mesothelioma?
- What is mesothelioma?
- What causes mesothelioma?
- How does a surgical biopsy help diagnose mesothelioma?
- How do fluid and tissue sample tests help diagnose mesothelioma?
- How is mesothelioma diagnosed?
- Video on The Effects of Secondhand Smoke
- When should I see a doctor about bronchitis?
- What medications can treat a cough from bronchitis?
- What are the symptoms of bronchitis?
- When should you call your doctor about bronchitis?
- How can I avoid getting bronchitis?
- How does pulse oximetry help diagonse idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF)?
- How does bronchial artery embolization help treat coughing up blood (hemoptysis)?
- What are causes of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in the arteries?
- What happens to your body if you have pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)?
- Pulmonary Hypertension
- What tests will your doctor run to diagnose pneumonia?
- How can I prevent pleurisy?
- When is pleural fluid culture needed in the diagnosis of pneumonia?
- What are the treatments for pneumonia?
- What can you expect if your pneumonia becomes severe?
- What are the treatments for pleurisy?
- How can infection cause breathlessness?
- What does it mean if I have chest pain while breathing?
- What are the symptoms of chronic bronchitis?
- What are the different kinds of bronchitis?
- What can I do to treat bronchitis?
- Bronchitis
- Chronic Bronchitis
- When should I call my doctor for bronchitis?
- When should I call my doctor for pneumonia?
- What are the symptoms of pneumonia?
- How is pneumonia treated?
- How is bronchitis treated?
- What can lead to pleurisy?
- What should I know about pleurisy?
- What happens in pleurisy?
- What should I know about bronchitis?
- What tests are used to diagnose pleurisy?
- How can antibiotics help treat bronchitis?
- What causes pleurisy?
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