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Things You Need to Know about Lung Diseases
- 12:52, 29th August 2018
- Test Organization
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- Lung Disease
Lungs are an integral part of your respiratory system, as that helps us to take air in and let out. Lungs are positioned in your chest on top of the diaphragm. When we inhale, oxygen goes inside your lungs and gets transferred to your blood. When you suffer from lung diseases, it makes it difficult for you to breathe properly. Lung cancer, asthma, pneumonia, and tuberculosis are some common types of lung diseases.
Causes of Lung Diseases
Smoking is a major cause of lung diseases. If you smoke on a regular basis, there is a high chance for you be a lung cancer soon. So, you should quit smoking as soon as you can. Apart from smoking, exposure to harmful chemicals in the air, secondhand smoke, and air pollution are other causes of lung cancer.
Asthma is a fatal lung disease that is caused by chronic inflammation. It affects the airways in the lungs and narrows down your lungs and reduces the airflow to your lungs.
Tuberculosis(TB) is an infectious lung disease caused by bacteria. Beside lungs, tuberculosis can also affect other organs of your body.
Treatment of Lung Diseases
Chemotherapy, radiotherapy, surgery and targeted therapy are the well-known treatment for lung diseases. If you do not treat your lung cancer in the primary stage, it can lead to adverse consequences.
Asthma is known to be an incurable disease but there are different treatment options depending on the criticality. Ipratropium, leukotriene modifiers, theophylline, oral and intravenous corticosteroids are some of them.
For treatment of tuberculosis or other forms of lung diseases, it is always essential for you to consult a good doctor soon as they can provide the best treatment.
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