Quick Facts: Lung and Airway Disorders

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Acute Bronchitis

• Acute Bronchitis
  • What is acute bronchitis?
  • What causes acute bronchitis?
  • What are the symptoms of acute bronchitis?
  • How can doctors tell if I have acute bronchitis?
  • How is acute bronchitis treated?

Sleep Apnea

• Sleep Apnea
  • What is sleep apnea?
  • What causes sleep apnea?
  • What are the symptoms of sleep apnea?
    • Complications of obstructive sleep apnea
  • How can doctors tell if I have sleep apnea?
  • How do doctors treat sleep apnea?

Tumors of the Lungs

• Lung Cancer
  • What is lung cancer?
  • What are the types of lung cancer?
  • What causes lung cancer?
  • What are the symptoms of lung cancer?
  • How can doctors tell if I have lung cancer?
    • How can doctors tell if the cancer has spread?
    • Who should be screened for lung cancer?
  • How do doctors treat lung cancer?
  • How can I prevent lung cancer?

Asthma

• Asthma
  • What is asthma?
  • What causes asthma?
  • What are the symptoms of an asthma attack?
  • How can doctors tell if I have asthma?
  • How do doctors treat asthma?
    • Metered-dose inhalers
    • Nebulizers
  • How do you prevent asthma?

Pneumonia

• Pneumonia
  • What is pneumonia?
  • What causes pneumonia?
    • What are the risk factors for getting pneumonia?
  • What are the symptoms of pneumonia?
  • How can doctors tell if I have pneumonia?
  • How do doctors treat pneumonia?
  • How can I keep from getting pneumonia?

Pulmonary Embolism (PE)

• Pulmonary Embolism (PE)
  • What is pulmonary embolism?
  • What causes pulmonary embolism?
  • What are the symptoms of pulmonary embolism?
  • How can doctors tell if I have pulmonary embolism?
  • How do doctors treat pulmonary embolism?
  • How can I prevent pulmonary embolism?

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
  • What is COPD?
  • What causes COPD?
  • What are the symptoms of COPD?
    • Symptoms of COPD flare-ups
  • How can doctors tell if I have COPD?
  • How do doctors treat COPD?
  • What can I do if I have COPD?
    • Change certain behaviors
    • Plan ahead

Respiratory Failure and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

• Respiratory Failure
  • What's respiratory failure?
  • What causes respiratory failure?
  • What are the symptoms of respiratory failure?
  • How do doctors know I have respiratory failure?
  • How do doctors treat respiratory failure?

• Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
  • What's acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)?
  • What causes ARDS?
  • How do doctors know I have ARDS?
  • How do doctors treat ARDS?

• Mechanical Ventilation
  • What is a ventilator?
  • Why does someone need a ventilator?
  • How does a ventilator work?
  • What problems can happen with a ventilator?
    • Will I have trouble getting off the ventilator?

Sarcoidosis

• Sarcoidosis
  • What is sarcoidosis?
  • What are the symptoms of sarcoidosis?
  • How can doctors tell if I have sarcoidosis?
  • How do doctors treat sarcoidosis?

Diagnosis of Lung Disorders

• Bronchoscopy
  • What is bronchoscopy?
  • What happens during bronchoscopy?
  • Why do doctors do bronchoscopy?

• Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT)
  • What is pulmonary function testing?
  • How do doctors do pulmonary function tests?
    • Spirometers
    • Peak flow meters
  • Why do doctors do pulmonary function tests?

Environmental Lung Diseases

• Overview of Environmental Lung Diseases
  • What are environmental lung diseases?
  • What are the symptoms of environmental lung diseases?
  • How can doctors tell if I have an environmental lung disease?
  • How can I prevent environmental lung diseases?

• Air Pollution-Related Illness
  • What is air pollution-related illness?
  • What causes air pollution?
  • How can doctors tell if I have an air pollution-related illness?
  • How do doctors treat air pollution-related illness?
  • How can I prevent air pollution-related illness?

• Asbestosis
  • What is asbestosis?
  • What causes asbestosis?
  • What are the symptoms of asbestosis?
  • How can doctors tell if I have asbestosis?
  • How do doctors treat asbestosis?
  • How can I prevent asbestosis?

• Black Lung
  • What is black lung?
  • What causes black lung?
  • What are the symptoms of black lung?
  • How can doctors tell if I have black lung?
  • How can I prevent black lung?
  • How do doctors treat black lung?

Pleural and Mediastinal Disorders

• Pleural Effusion
  • What is a pleural effusion?
  • What causes a pleural effusion?
  • What are the symptoms of a pleural effusion?
  • How can doctors tell if I have a pleural effusion?
  • How do doctors treat a pleural effusion?

• Pneumothorax
  • What is a pneumothorax?
  • What causes a pneumothorax?
  • What are the symptoms of a pneumothorax?
  • How can doctors tell if I have a pneumothorax?
  • How do doctors treat a pneumothorax?

Biology of the Lungs and Airways

• Overview of the Lungs
  • What are the lungs?
  • How does breathing work?
    • What happens to air in the lungs?
  • What can go wrong with your lungs and breathing?

Pulmonary Hypertension

• Pulmonary Hypertension
  • What is pulmonary hypertension?
  • What causes pulmonary hypertension?
  • What are the symptoms of pulmonary hypertension?
  • How can doctors tell if I have pulmonary hypertension?
  • How do doctors treat pulmonary hypertension?