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Pulmonary Diseases


Pulmonary diseases also known as respiratory diseases affects the lungs and other parts of the respirational system. They are usually caused by smoking or exposure to tobacco smoke, air pollution, infectious diseases and genetic conditions.

The most common pulmonary diseases are Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Asthma, Bronchitis, Cystic Fibrosis, Lung Cancer, Pneumonia, Tuberculosis, Pulmonary Edema, Emphysema, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, and Pulmonary Hypertension.

Some of the common symptoms of pulmonary diseases include difficulty in breathing, severe cough, chest pain, breathing noisily, chronic mucus and blood in cough. If you are experiencing any of these symptoms, than it’s the right time to consult a pulmonary specialist immediately.

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a serious chronic lung disease that makes it difficult for people to breathe. Emphysema and Chronic Bronchitis are two types of COPD. This disease can lead to other health problems as well like increased risk of developing heart disease, shortness of breath, swelling in the legs and feet, lung cancer, and a variety of other medical issues. It is normally caused by long-term exposure to tobacco or other irritating smokes.

Lung Cancer

Lung cancer is a type of disease that occurs due to the overgrowth of cells in the lungs resulting in the development of tumors or cancer. They are of two types: Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and Small-cell lung cancer (SCLC). It is seen that SCLC matures and spreads faster than NSCLC. People who have exposure to chemicals and smoke are at a higher risk of developing lung cancer. Some of the symptoms of lung cancer include Loss of appetite, change in the voice of a person, frequent chest infections, lingering cough, shortness of breath, weight loss, and severe chest or bone pain.

Pneumonia

Pneumonia is a serious life-threatening contagious disease that occurs when an infection inflames the air sacs in your lungs and makes breathing difficult. It is most likely to affect people with a weak immune system like infants, children, and aged ones. Some of the symptoms of pneumonia include chest pain when you breathe or cough, fatigue, fever, sweating, chills, low BP, nausea, vomiting or diarrhea, shortness of breath, and changes in the mental consciousness of old people. Smoking and drinking too much alcohol can also lead people to this disease.

Asthma

Asthma is a long-term inflammatory pulmonary disease during which your airways get swell and produce extra mucus while one gets difficulty in breathing. Some of the symptoms of asthma include coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath, and chest tightness that makes one’s daily activities difficult or even impossible. It may start from mild, and if not taken proper care, it can lead to a life-threatening asthma attack.

Bronchitis

Bronchitis is an inflammatory pulmonary disease that causes swelling and infection on the lining of bronchial tubes. Bronchitis are of two types- Acute and Chronic. Chronic bronchitis is one of the conditions included in COPD disease whereas acute bronchitis normally develops from chest cold or other respiratory infections that normally cures within a week or two. Mucus (thick fluid) forms inside people who have bronchitis which make ones breathing difficult. Some of the symptoms of bronchitis includes cough, formation of mucus, fatigue, shortness of breath, slight fever, chills and chest discomfort.

Cystic Fibrosis

Cystic fibrosis is a serious genetic disorder in which two copies of a defective gene is inherited by parents in their children. It causes the secreted fluids like mucus to become sticky and thick and blocks tubes and ducts of the body. This disorder causes severe damage to the digestive and respiratory systems and often leads to respiratory failure. Some of the symptoms of Cystic Fibrosis include persistent coughing, shortness of breath, poor growth or weight gain, lung infections, stuffy nose and recurrent sinusitis.

Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that generally affects your lungs. The bacteria that causes TB is easily spreadable from one person to another as when people with lung TB sneeze, cough or spit, they push the TB germs into the air. It normally affects the person having a weak immune system as they are unable to fight against the transmissible bacteria. Some of the symptoms include cough that lasts 3 weeks or longer, chest pain fever, night sweats or weight loss, loss of appetite, coughing up blood, and extreme weakness.

Irrespective of these pulmonary diseases, one should take good care of its health and should follow all precautions that are mandatory to help slow the progress of the disease and control its symptoms. However, if you need any help about your pulmonary health disease, the top medical experts at ____________ are at your disposal. To schedule an appointment with one of our pulmonary specialist, visit now!

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