Journal Of Respiratory And Pulmonary Medicine

Asthma is a common chronic respiratory condition which causes difficulty in breathing. The disease is characterized by variable and recurring symptoms like reversible airflow obstruction, inflammation, narrows the airways and produces mucus. The symptoms include difficulty in breathing difficult and trigger coughing, a whistling sound (wheezing) wh...

The disease is characterized by rapid onset of inflammation to the lungs. It is a condition in which fluid collects in the air sacs of the lungs, depriving organs of oxygen. The disease impairs the lungs ability to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide. The mechanism involved in this syndrome is diffuses the injured cells which form the barrier of the...

The collapse of part or whole of the lung is called as Atelectasis. This will occur due to pressure on outside of lung or due to blockage of air passages in bronchioles. It results in reduced or absence of gas exchange. In this the alveoli are deflated down to little or even no volume. Atelectasis is not similar to the disease of another type of co...

Bronchitis is an infection to the airways of the lungs (bronchi) which causes bronchi to become irritated and inflamed. Bronchial tubes become swollen and inflamed. Bronchitis patients often cough up with discolored thickened mucus. Bronchitis may be either acute or chronic. • Acute bronchitis: Acute means symptoms appear for short time. It is c...

Collapsed lung is also called as pneumothorax. It occurs when air escapes from the lung. The escaped air fills the space of lungs between the chest wall and lungs. This air exerts pressure on the lung, so it cannot expand as much as it normally does when you take a breath. Collapsed lung is caused due to injury of lung. A blunt or penetrating chest...

COVID-19 is a respiratory illness which belongs to a family of viruses called coronaviruses. This type of virus infects humans and animals. It belongs to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). This new strain of virus is not been seen in humans before 2019. The virus is originated from Wuhan city of China. People may also get...

Cystic fibrosis is a genetic respiratory disease. It is caused by a defective gene that creates thick and sticky mucus that clogs up tubes and passageways. It is a hereditary disease which affects lungs and pancreas. People with cystic fibrosis will have shorter life span and it is life threatening. The mucus of cystic fibrosis causes dangerous, lu...

Emphysema is another form of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. It is a serious respiratory disease. The most common cause of disease is smoking. Cigarette smoking causes damage to the air sacs in the lungs. The air sacs become stretched and damage occurs. The person suffering from emphysema has trouble in exhaling air from their lungs. This re...

Influenza is a type of viral infection. It is commonly called as flu. Other flus such as swine flu, asian flu, hong kong flu and victoria flu. The flu attacks nose, throat and lungs. Flu viruses travel through air droplets when the infected person coughs, sneezes, talks and then the virus transfers to eyes, nose and mouth. There are two types of in...

Pleural effusion is a type of respiratory disease which is caused due to collection of fluid between the lung and the chest wall in the pleural space. The fluid accumulated by variety of reasons, including pneumonia, cancer or congestive heart failure. Excess fluid impairs breathing by limiting the expansion of lungs. Pleural effusion is of differe...

Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung which affects primarily the small air sacs known as alveoli. Pneumonia is usually caused by virus’s infection, bacterial infection and in some cases by other microorganisms, auto immune diseases and medications. Bacterial pneumonia is caused by streptococcus pneumoniae. Mycoplasma pneumoniae, hae...

Pulmonary Embolism is caused by deep vein thrombosis which forms blockage of an artery in the lungs by a substance that is moved from elsewhere in the body through the bloodstream which is known as embolism. Symptoms of this disease include chest pain, cough, and shortness of breath. The blood clot in the leg appears as red, warm, swollen and painf...

Tuberculosis an infectious disease is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria. It spreads from one person to other through air when people with active TB coughs, split, speak, sneeze. It generally affects the lungs and also other parts of the body. The symptoms of TB are a chronic cough with blood containing mucus, fever, weight loss and nigh...

It is an infection of upper respiratory tract which involves nose, throat, tonsils, sinuses, larynx, and pharynx. It includes respiratory illness like common cold, cough, sore throat, allergic rhinitis, nasal obstruction, otitis media, sinusitis, laryngitis, pharyngitis. • Common cold is caused when the viruses interfere with breathing process....