There are some diseases that are associated with the lungs and they include; ASTHMA PNEUMONIA BRONCHITIS CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE LUNG CANCER

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2. DISEASES ASSOCIATED
WITH THE LUNGS

3. ASTHMA
PNEUMONIA
BRONCHITIS
CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE
PULMONARY DISEASE
LUNG CANCER

4. ASTHMA
THIS INVOLVES A
CONDITION IN WHICH A
PERSON’S AIRWAYS
BECOME
NARROWED,INFLAMED
ANAD SWELL AND
PRODUCE EXTRA
MUCUS,WHICH MAKES IT
DIFFICULT TO BREATHE.

5. SYMPTOMS
COUGH(CHRONIC,DRY,MILD OR
SEVERE
DIFFICULTY IN BREATHING
FAST BREATHING
FAST HEART RATE
THROAT IRRITATION
BREATHING THROUGH THE
MOUTH
CHEST PRESSURE

6. CAUSES/RISK FACTORS
GENETICS AND
ENVIRONMENTAL
EXPOSURES(LIKE
SMOKE)

7. TYPES
ALLERGIC ASTHMA
NON-ALLERGIC
ASTHMA
COUGH-VARIANT
ASTHMA
NOCTURNAL ASTHMA
OCCUPATIONAL
ASTHMA

8. TREATMENT
A RESCUE INHALER
FOR ASTHMA
ATTACKS AND
POSSIBLY DAILY
INHALED OR ORAL
MEDICATIONS O
PREVENT
SYMPTOMS

9. LUNG CANCER
A CANCER THAT BEGINS IN THE
LUNGS AND MOST OFTEN
OCCURS IN PEOPLE WHO SMOKE.
THE TWO MAJOR TYPES OF LUNG
CANCER ARE NON-SMALL CELL
LUNG CANCER AND SMALL CELL
LUNG CANCER

10. SYMPTOMS
PAIN IN THE CHEST
COUGH(CHRONIC,DRY,SEVERE
OR WITH BLOOD)
SHORTNESS OF BREATH
FATIGUE OR LOSS OF
APPETITE
WEAKNESS OR WEIGHT LOSS
PAIN WHICH CAN OCCUR
WHILE BREATHING

11. TREATMENT
MEDICATIONS WHICH
INCLUDES;CHEMOTHERAPY,IM
MUNOTHERAPYA
LIFESTYLE DRUG(QUITTING
SMOKING)
SURGERY(RADIOSURGERY,PUL
MONARY LOBECTOMY)
MEDICAL
PROCEDURE(RADIATION
THERAPY)

12. PNEUMONIA
AN INFECTION THAT INFLAMES AIR
SACS IN ONE OR BOTH LUNGS, WHICH
MAY FILL WITH FLUID.
WITH PNEUMONIA, THE AIR SACS MAY
BE FILLED WITH FLUID OR PUS. THE
INFECTION CAN BE LIFE-
THREATENING TO ANYONE, BUT
PARTICULARLY TO INFANTS, CHIDREN,
AND PEOPE OVER 65.

13. SYMPTOMS
COUGH WHICH MAY PRODUCE
GREENISH, YELLOW OR EVEN BLOODY
MUCUS
FEVER, SWEATING AND SHAKING
CHILLS
SHORTNESS OF BREATH
RAPID, SHALLOW BREATHING
SHARP OR STABBING CHEST PAIN THAT
GETS WORSE WHEN YOU BREATHE
DEEPLY OR COUGH
LOSS OF APPETITE, LOW ENERGY, AND
FATIGUE.

14. TREATMENT
ANTIBIOTICS- THESE MEDICINES ARE
USED TO TREAT BACTERIAL
PNEUMONIA
COUGH MEDICINE- THESE MEDICINES
MAY BE USED TO CALM YOUR COUGH
SO THAT YOU CAN REST
FEVER REDUCERS/PAIN RELIEVERS-
YOU MAY TAKE THESE AS NEEDED FOR
FEVER AND DISCOMFORT. DRUGS
SUCH AD ASPIRIN, IBUPROFEN(ADVIL),
ACETAMINOPHEN.

15. CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASE (COPD)
A GROUP OF LUNGS DISEASES
THAT BLOCK AIRFLOW AND
MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO
BREATHE.
EMPHYSEMA AND CHRONIC
BRONCHITIS ARE THE MOST
COMMON CONDITIONS THAT
MAKE UP COPD. DAMAGE TO
THE LUNGS FROM COPD
CANNOT BE REVERSED.

16. SYMPTOMS
SHORTNESS OF BREATH, ESPECIALLY
DURING PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES
WHEEZING
CHEST TIGHTNESS
A CHRONIC COUGH THAT MAY PRODUCE
MUCUS (SPUTUM) THAT MAY BE CLEAR,
WHITE, YELLOW OR GREENISH
FREQUENT RESPIRATORY INFECTION
UNINTENTED WEIGHT LOSS (IN LATER
STAGES)
SWELLING IN ANKLES,FEET, OR LEGS.

17. TREATMENT
MEDICATIONS- ANTIBIOTICS,
INHALED STERIODS, ORAL
STERIODS, COMBINATION
INHALERS
OXYGEN THERAPY
LIFESTYLE DRUGS- QUITTING
SMOKING, PHYSICAL EXERCISE
THERAPY- PULMONARY
REHABILITATION

18. ACUTE BRONCHITIS
INFLAMMATION OF THE LINING OF
BRONCHIAL TUBES, WHICH CARRY
AIR TO AND FROM THE LUNGS
ACUTE BRONCHITIS IS OFTEN
CAUSED BY A VIRAL RESPIRATORY
INFECTION AND IMPROVES BY
ITSELF.

19. SYMPTOMS
COUGHING WITH OR
WITHOUT MUCUS
SORENESS IN THE CHEST
FEELING TIRED
MILD HEADACHE
MILD BODY ACHES
SORE THROAT

20. TREATMENT
DRINK FLUIDS BUT AVOID
CAFFEINE AND ALCOHOL
GET PLENTY OF REST
INCREASE THE HUMIDITY IN
YOUR HOME OR USE A
HUMIDIFIER
TAKE-OVER-THE-COUNTER
PAIN RELIEVERS TO REDUCE
INFLAMMATION, EASE PAIN,
AND LOWER YOUR FEVER

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