Pulmonary Diseases Any disorder or disease that occurs in the lungs or causes the lungs not to function correctly is referred to as lung disease. The three main types consist of lung tissue diseases, airway diseases, and pulmonary circulation diseases. Lung tissue diseases involve the lung tissue structure. When the tissue becomes inflamed and scarred, the lungs are no longer able to fully expand, which is known as restrictive lung disease. In addition, it also causes the lungs to have more difficulty taking in oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide. An example of lung tissue disease is pulmonary fibrosis, which is sometimes described as a feeling of not being able to take a deep breath. Airway diseases involve the tubes, or airways, that …show more content…
There are times when a lung will collapse when there is lung damage caused by diseases such as cystic fibrosis, pneumonia, or asthma. A direct lung or chest injury is not always the cause. Lung collapse is especially common when the lungs fill up with air sacs that form, due to emphysema, and these air sacs are called blebs. The lung collapses when air is discharged into the pleural cavity after one of the sacs splits open. It is also possible that an unprompted pneumothorax can develop in a person who has no evident lung disease, although it is most frequent in men between 20 and 40 years of age who are tall and thin. It is also more frequent in smokers. In addition, an unprompted pneumothorax can occur in some people who have no obvious lung disease but have blebs that may burst (“Pneumothorax,” 2008). It is common in most pneumothorax cases for some air to move in and out through the lung or chest wall tear. However, if the air is only able to move into the chest cavity and not out, a tension pneumothorax condition can happen. This is when a developing pocket of air produces escalating pressure within the pleural cavity, and this, in turn, may cause total collapse of the
Air escaped from the lung into the pleural space. Eventually, enough air collected in the pleural space to cause the mediastinum to shift twoard the right. The collapsed left lung, increased intrapleural pressure, and rightward shift make it difficult to ventilate A.W.
Accordingly, to this information of COPD: Coping with COPD from PubMed Health, this article provides the early stages, progression, coping and emergency plan and this disease affects family and friends. It is written answering the question, what to expect from COPD and how to manage this lung disease? A team of health care professionals, scientists and editors, and experts (Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), 2015), provides education of how this disease may affect daily lives, how to live with this disease and what causes
The chest tube will not have any more drainage coming from it for fluids and when the lung is re-expanded in the case of a collapsed lung via
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is major leading cause of morbidity and mortality in United States. There are some risk factors for COPD like age and smoking and other illnesses, often leading COPD patients to present with multiple coexisting comorbidities. COPD exacerbations and comorbidities plays a major role in the overall severity in individual’s health. The management and the medical intervention in COPD patients with comorbidities need a holistic approach. All of the health care specialists in COPD management need to work together with professionals specialized in the management of the other chronic diseases in order to provide a multidisciplinary approach to COPD patients with multiple diseases. A patient M. A. 72 years
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, commonly known as COPD, is a collection of lung conditions or diseases that, all together, block the flow of air into the lungs. This condition makes it hard for the patient have dyspnea, anoxia, or eventually apnea. COPD usually starts off small and gradually gets worse and worse over time, hints chronic in its name. Because it starts off small there are many people who have this disease but do not know it until it is further along and worse. This disease is very common for both smokers and nonsmokers and is a bigger threat to our health than most people think. < Victor >< MacGill >
This "dead space" of air needs to stay in your lungs constantly; otherwise the lung will completely deflate. If the lung has every bit of air sucked out of it, it will collapse and need to be re-inflated.
The lungs are the only internal organs that are exposed to the external environment and are vulnerable to a variety of ailments. Fibrosis is a general term referring to a disease involving the scarring of the lungs (The air sacs in the lungs gradually become replaced by scar). The scarring of the tissue caused air sacs to become thick and make the patient much harder to breathe. When the scar tissue has been formed, it can not be removed surgically repaired completely with medication.
There are many disorders of the lungs. The most common of these disorders are Chronic Bronchitis. This specific disorder has multiple causes and fortunately can be treated. The treatment will depend on the prognosis of the disorder.
A 50 years old male who has bilateral pneumonia, was found to have pneumothorax while on mechanical ventilation CPAP/PS mode. While placing the pigtail catheter, the patient
Bronchiolitis is a lower respiratory infection caused commonly by the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in the first two years of life. Nearly every child in the United States will be infected with RSV before its second birthday. The condition is a leading cause of hospital admissions among children under the age of two. The populations most frequently and severely affected by bronchiolitis include; infants less than 12 months of age, children born at a low gestational age (less than 32 weeks), and children with chronic lung disease, congenital heart disease, or immunodeficiency. Standardized and proper diagnosis and management are essential to effective treatment. The guideline established by the Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in 2014 provides practitioners with recommendations for diagnosis, management, and prevention of bronchiolitis in children.
It causes a decrease in lung functions, and very often, shows signs of breathlessness. It is indeed a destructive disease of the lung in which the alveoli (small sacs) that promote oxygen exchange between the air and the bloodstream are destroyed. Emphysema is a progressive, degenerative kind of disease that destroys many alveolar walls. As a result, clusters of small air sacs merge into larger chambers, which decrease the total surface area of the alveolar walls. At the same time, the alveolar walls lose their elasticity and the capillary networks associated with the alveoli diminish (Shier et al; 2010). It is in this sense that a person with emphysema finds it very difficult and increasingly hard to breath, has to force air out of the lungs because the tissue elasticity of the lungs and for that matter, the alveolar sacs have reduced or completely destroyed. Furthermore, abnormal muscular efforts are required to compensate for the lack of elastic recoil that normally contributes to
A hemothorax is a collection of blood in the space between the chest wall and the lung. The medical term for this space is the pleural cavity. It is also called the pleural space. The most common cause for this condition is a chest injury. It can also happen from:
In chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the airways and tissues of the lungs gradually become damaged over time, causing
heart problems the damaged of alveoli lead to decrease the amount of oxygen in bloodstream because of that the heat will pump strongly to allow blood to reach the lungs. Emphysema also may increase the pressure on blood vessels that connect the lungs and heart, in addition, it can affect a section, which response for contractile and relaxing of the heart, called cor pulmonale. Moreover, pneumothorax, which called also collapsed lung. At this case,, Lager holes, or giant bullae, it is form when empty spaces is develop. Large holes may be as big as half of the lungs. These giant bullae may burst , as a result, the lung deflation will
Emphysema Emphysema is a condition in which there is over-inflation of structures in the lungs known as alveoli or air sacs. This over-inflation results from a breakdown of the walls of the alveoli, which causes a decrease in respiratory function (the way the lungs work) and often, breathlessness. Early symptoms of emphysema include shortness of breath and cough. Emphysema and chronic bronchitis together comprise chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).