Is restrictive or obstructive lung disease worse? While both types can cause shortness of breath, obstructive lung diseases (such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder) cause more difficulty with exhaling air, while restrictive lung diseases (such aspulmonary fibrosis) can cause problems...
Despite the latest developments in therapeutic agents targeting airway endotypes, a significant proportion of patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remain symptomatic. Endoscopic therapies have a complementary role in the management of these airway diseases. The sustained ...
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, or COPD It is a progressive lung disease that makes it hard to breathe. COPD occurs when the passages to the lungs are obstructed, lose their elasticity or become thick and inflamed. Obstructive pulmonary disease – Causes Cigarette smoking is the leading caus...
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a slowly progressive disease that causes symptoms such as breathlessness and cough. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD) is a group of diseases with the chief symptom of breathlessness andcough. COPDis a slowly progressive disease and affects approx...
What is COPD?COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) is a lung disease that causes breathing problems. COPD usually develops from years of irritation and inflammation in your lungs. Obstructive means airflow is blocked. This limits airflow out of your lungs. Smoking, breathing in pollution, ...
Obstructive sleep apnea occurs when a person stops and starts breathing while asleep. It happens because the throat muscles relax and block the airway. "The tongue can fall backwards and can obstruct the airway, causing either snoring or obstruction," says Dr. Somers. ...
Prevalence and predictors of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among high-risk Egyptians Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the fourth most common cause of death in the world. COPD prevalence, morbidity, and mortality vary across c... Azza F. Said,Ashraf A. Ewis,Ahmad A. Omran...
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the most common diseases and a leading cause of respiratory failure, disability, and mortality worldwide. It is characterized by progressive and partially irreversible bronchial obstruction due to persistent structural changes mostly affecting distal ...
Background: The progression of obstructive airway diseases (OADs) including asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma-COPD overlap syndrome in older adults is not well understood. Objective: To examine the prognosis of OADs and to identify potential determinants for longitudinal ...
What is Ventolin? Ventolin is used an inhalation used by people with conditions such as asthma, chronic obstructive lung disease, bronchospasm and any obstructive airway diseases. Ventolin works by improving how air flows in the lungs and relaxing muscles in the lungs. Ventolin is prescribed by a...