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Results 1 - 10 of 209 for Lungs
  1. Lung Diseases (National Library of Medicine)  
    When you breathe, your lungs take in oxygen from the air and deliver it to the bloodstream. The cells in your body need oxygen to ... you breathe nearly 25,000 times. People with lung disease have difficulty breathing. Millions of people in ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/lungdiseases.html - Health Topics
  2. Interstitial Lung Diseases (National Library of Medicine)  
    Interstitial lung disease is the name for a large group of diseases that inflame or scar the lungs. The inflammation and scarring make it hard to ... air is responsible for some types of interstitial lung diseases. Specific types include: Black lung disease among ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/interstitiallungdiseases.html - Health Topics
  3. Lung Cancer (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is lung cancer? Lung cancer is cancer that forms in tissues of the lung, usually in the cells that line the air passages. It ... women. There are two main types: small cell lung cancer and non-small cell lung cancer. These ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/lungcancer.html - Health Topics
  4. Lung Transplantation (National Library of Medicine)  
    A lung transplant removes a person's diseased lung and replaces it with a healthy one. The healthy lung comes from a donor who has died. Some people get one lung during ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/lungtransplantation.html - Health Topics
  5. Pulmonary Embolism (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... embolism (PE) is a sudden blockage in a lung artery. It usually happens when a blood clot ... loose and travels through the bloodstream to the lungs. PE is a serious condition that can cause: ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/pulmonaryembolism.html - Health Topics
  6. Collapsed Lung (National Library of Medicine)  
    A collapsed lung happens when air enters the pleural space, the area between the lung and the chest wall. If it is a ... is called pneumothorax. If only part of the lung is affected, it is called atelectasis. Causes of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/collapsedlung.html - Health Topics
  7. Respiratory Failure (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... can have both problems. When you breathe, your lungs take in oxygen. The oxygen passes into your ... that support breathing. Or they may affect the lungs directly. These conditions include: Diseases that affect the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/respiratoryfailure.html - Health Topics
  8. Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... an inherited condition that raises your risk for lung and liver disease. If you have this condition, ... made by your liver. It helps protect your lungs from inflammation and irritating substances you might breathe ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/alpha1antitrypsindeficiency.html - Health Topics
  9. Asthma (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... is asthma? Asthma is a chronic (long-term) lung disease. It affects your airways, the tubes that carry air in and out of your lungs. When you have asthma, your airways can become ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/asthma.html - Health Topics
  10. Bronchial Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... It then goes through two tubes to your lungs. These tubes are your bronchi. Bronchial disorders can ... off from the bronchi Bronchopulmonary dysplasia - a chronic lung condition in infants, most often premature infants
    https://medlineplus.gov/bronchialdisorders.html - Health Topics
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