Lung diseases are some of the most common medical conditions in the world. Tens of millions of people have lung disease in the U.S. alone. Smoking, infections, and genes cause most lung diseases. Yourlungsare part of a complex system, expanding and relaxing thousands of times each day to ...
Interstitial lung diseases (ILD) are a diverse group of complex disorders with varying presentations and responses to treatment. While there is no clear primary data source to support the claim, it is commonly stated that there are over 200 distinct types of ILDs. However, using standard ...
Pneumoconiosis is a type of lung disease that arises with inhaling mineral dusts usually in the workplace (occupational). More recently the term pneumoconiosis has been used to describe lung disease associated with organic and inorganic dusts as well as chemical vapors which often result in ...
Most cases of pneumonia are due to infectious causes i.e. pathogenic microorganisms, particularly bacteria. The pathogen usually reaches the lung tissue through the respiratory tract when it is inhaled. However, some cases of pneumonia are due to pathogens that reach the lung via the bloodstream o...
Types of upper respiratory infection include the common cold (head cold), the mild flu, tonsillitis, laryngitis, and sinus infection. Of the upper respiratory infection symptoms, the most common is a cough. Lung infections may also lead to a stuffy or runny nose, sore throat, sneezing, achy...
Most patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD) associated with collagen vascular diseases (CVD) have a chronic indolent course with a relatively favorable prognosis; however, acute progression has been reported in some polymyositis-dermatomyositis patients. This study evaluated the prevalence, clinical...
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a long-term lung condition that makes it hard for you to breathe. COPD is a progressive disease, meaning it gradually gets worse over time. Types of COPD COPD is an umbrella term used when you have one or more of these conditions: Emphysema....
What are the causes and risk factors for lung cancer? Common causes of lung cancer include: Active Smoking Passive smoking or secondhand smoke Exposure to asbestos fibers Exposure to radon gas Familial predisposition Lung diseases Prior history of lung cancer Air pollutions Exposure to diesel exhaust...
It is a systematic process of weighing the probability of one disease versus that of other diseases that may account for the tongue problem. For example, a white tongue lesion may have a differential diagnosis of lichen planus, leukoplakia, or contact inflammation from dentures. Each of these ...
Our approach is complementary to previous work using cell-free nucleosomes14, which depends on a more limited set of reference chromatin immunoprecipitation sequencing data, which are largely at the tissue level43. Readily measurable cell types include those specific to the brain, lung, intestine, ...