Breathing disorders like COPD and pulmonary fibrosis require a combination of pharmacological tools, airway clearance techniques, and environmental management.
Pulmonary nodules are round spots less than 3 cm in diameter, or a little over 1 inch. Seen in the lungs on chest X-rays or CT scans, pulmonary nodules appear on around one in 500 X-rays, the University of Rochester reports.
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Healthcare providers often need to know how well your lungs are functioning in transferring oxygen to your blood. Cells, tissues and organs need oxygen to function, and lack of it can cause a host of complications throughout your body.
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A number of diseases in infants require respiratory treatment using a nebulizer. Nebulizers deliver medications that help open the bronchial tubes in a fine mist spray that easily enters the lungs.
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Asthmatics use inhaled corticosteroid inhalers, sometimes daily, to reduce inflammation and swelling in the airways.
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Reaching for your nebulizer if you have asthma or other respiratory problems becomes as natural as putting on your glasses in the morning if you have vision problems. Nebulizers deliver liquid or aerosol medications that help you breathe to your lungs via a mask or mouthpiece.
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Bronchial pneumonia, also called bronchopneumonia, infects the bronchioles, the tubes leading to the lungs and the lungs themselves. Bronchial pneumonia affects millions of Americans each year, particularly the elderly and immunocompromised. Many different bacteria, viruses or fungi can cause bronchial pneumonia.
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