Breathing disorders like COPD and pulmonary fibrosis require a combination of pharmacological tools, airway clearance techniques, and environmental management.
According to the Mayo Clinic, asthma is a disease characterized by constricting airways, swelling and mucus production in response to environmental triggers. The National Institutes of Health classifies asthma based on four stages created to help health-care practitioners treat asthma.
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Shortness of breath on exertion has many possible causes. Most commonly it is due to problems with the lungs, airways or heart. Other problems may cause shortness of breath on exertion as well.
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Different parts of the lungs have different functions. The airways are responsible for transmitting gases between the lungs and the environment. The alveoli are millions of tiny sacs in the lungs that exchange gases between the lungs and the blood. The interstitium includes the tissues between the alveoli and airways.
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