Hydrothorax, what is it? Causes, signs and treatment of hydrothorax of the lungs
What it is? Hydrothorax is a special condition that is manifested by the accumulation of non-inflammatory fluid, or transudate, in the pleural cavity. The pleural cavity surrounds the lungs and is located between the two ...
Lung atelectasis: types, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
What it is? Atelectasis is a condition of the lung that develops in the absence of air in the lung tissue. Usually, the air presses against the walls of the pulmonary vesicles, causing them to acquire a filled form, ...
Lung pleurisy, what is it? - forms, symptoms and treatment
In the pulmonary section of medicine, among many pathologies of the pleural cavity, the most common disease is pleurisy (pleurisy). What it is? Pleurisy is a term that summarizes several diseases ...
Emphysema: symptoms, treatment, prognosis of life
A disease of the lungs, like emphysema, is accompanied by cough with sputum, shortness of breath, pneumothorax and symptoms of respiratory failure. Pathology is characterized by a high risk of complications from the side ...
Bronchial asthma: causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention
The actual prevalence of asthma in the world is quite high - more than 5%. Studies conducted in large cities of Russia reveal the presence of symptoms of this disease in 5-7% of the population. Untimely ...
Pulmonary tuberculosis: symptoms and first signs in adults
Tuberculosis is an infectious process, the onset of which is provoked by various types of mycobacteria. In identifying the disease in the initial stage of development, the chances of successful treatment are much higher than with ...
Forms of pulmonary tuberculosis, as the first signs are transmitted in the early stages
Tuberculosis is known since ancient times, exploring the human remains of the Stone Age, scientists have found deviations characteristic of this disease. In ancient Egypt, doctors described the symptoms of tuberculosis: debilitating ...
Lung abscess: symptoms, treatment, complications and pathogenesis
Lung abscess most often develops on the background of infectious inflammatory diseases, acting as their complication. Without correct diagnosis and timely treatment, pathology leads to serious ...
Asthma: types, causes, symptoms and treatment, help with an attack
Diseases of the respiratory tract and lung tissue, which occur with inflammation and narrowing of the bronchi - are accompanied by asthma (suffocation). The epithelium lining the bronchial tree is very sensitive to inhaled ...
Symptoms of pneumonia - types and features of manifestation
Often, people who have a strong or prolonged cough claim that they have pneumonia. In fact, it can be a severe ORZ or even tuberculosis and oncology. It is necessary to distinguish between the data ...
Pneumonia: treatments, antibiotics, signs in an adult
Pneumonia is a group of infectious lung diseases that are characterized by inflammatory changes in the alveoli and interstitial tissue. Allocate primary and secondary pneumonia. The first group includes ...
Pneumonia in adults: Symptoms and treatments
Pneumonia in adults and children (pneumonia) ranks first among human inflammatory diseases. Is an infectious pathology. To the section of pneumonia include a group of bacterial and viral ...
Symptoms of pneumonia in children - signs, diagnosis and treatment
The disease is most common during the off-season, when the incidence of acute respiratory infections increases. Pneumonia is usually reattached. This is due to a local decline ...
Pneumothorax: causes, symptoms, first aid and treatment
Pneumothorax is a life-threatening condition requiring emergency medical care. Acute pathology often accompanies chest injuries, including gunshot and accident, and may also occur due to ...
Acute bronchitis: symptoms, diagnosis and treatment in adults
According to statistics, among respiratory diseases, acute and chronic bronchitis + its forms and complications, occupies one of the first places both in terms of the number of requests for medical help and the number of total days ...
Pulmonary pneumosclerosis: causes, symptoms and treatment methods
Prolonged pulmonary and bronchial diseases lead to the formation of connective tissue scars. The same changes occur when dust and toxic substances are inhaled, congestive pneumonia and cardiac ...
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
Prolonged inflammatory diseases of the bronchi, which occur with frequent relapses, cough, sputum and shortness of breath are called the common term - chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, shortly COPD. The development of pathology ...
Lung sarcoidosis: forms, symptoms, and treatment
The disease is referred to as systemic lesions. Its second name is “Schaumann's disease — Benye Beck” or simply “Beck's disease.” In sarcoidosis, specific granulomas form in the lung tissue, and the ...