Respiratory Diseases

I have a nodule on my lung that my doctor is following with chest x-rays. Any additonal suggestions or information would be helpful.

2006-07-28 06:44:47 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know that they used to.

2006-07-28 06:24:01 · 6 answers · asked by kathy6500 3

2006-07-28 06:13:54 · 11 answers · asked by kathy6500 3

2006-07-28 05:19:02 · 3 answers · asked by drwho 1

2006-07-28 04:35:37 · 10 answers · asked by Billie Mc 1

It is a long-acting bronchodilator that opens airways to the lungs and eases breathing problems for people with asthma.

2006-07-28 03:39:27 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

or reversible, temporary damage . . .transient irritation? Like on TV when it shows someone hoarding cats or something . . .and it says, . . "Cats had to be euthanized for ammonia burn damage to their eyes and lungs" . . .well, in a person, . . .Are they permanently respitorily compromised?

2006-07-28 00:44:45 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

When a child is born with down syndrome, there is and extra chromosome 21, but what happens that makes a child be born with cystic fibrosis ??

2006-07-27 14:57:28 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

i signed up for diability for copd and today i found out it was brochospasm athma can i still qualify for it

2006-07-27 12:53:34 · 4 answers · asked by Connie B 1

Hi. My dad has been Dx'ed with Stenotrophomonas maltophilia. He is in his late sixties and has Chronic lymphatic leukemia which is currently in "remission". He has been coughing badly for a year. The DR finally gave him a sputum test that revealed this. He has been put on Cipro.

The literature on the net is quite confusing and very technical.

Should my dad with a compromised immune system have a series of sputum tests to reveal any other bugs in his lungs? Should he be on septrim (Sp?) instead of cipro???

What is his prognosis? His CLL is in remission although he has diabetes and takes insulin for it. He also takes medication for a heart problem.

What is the best way to treat this weird "bug"???

Please answer and give me detailed info as I am very worried about this and do not have many answers to work with.

Thank you so much and God Bless.
J.

2006-07-27 10:59:03 · 2 answers · asked by J L 2

Im quite fed up with my constant cough, and nasty bullshit i cough up. mostly during the morning, but also after a meal, or lots of water, i will cough of dark greenish phlegm. I notice it sits at the back of my throat and causes my throat to hurt as well, until i get it all coughed out. a re-coccuring proccess it seems. I have been to the doctor before, dont sputum cultures, and gram stains or whatever, and came out inconclusive, or nothing at all. one test came up with bacillus avium i think it was, and he said it was a fluke. I actually find the more i smoke, the less i see the ****, but im sure its just hiding. either way smoke or no smoke its here, and annoying.

ive told my story as well as i can i think, and would like someone to give out some answers. from doctors or not, experience with similar matters may hold the answer for me as well. PLEASE let me know if you have any answers, besides "seek a physician".

2006-07-27 08:12:36 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is 10 puffs of ventolin through a spacer really as effective as having a nebuliser?? Im not convinced.

2006-07-27 05:53:55 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-07-27 03:16:14 · 17 answers · asked by Thicko 1

how do fluids accumulate in human lungs

2006-07-27 03:15:48 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have been really suffering with asthma for the last few days, i put my friends off from coming last night but cant again tonight as its the last time I will see them before there wedding next week. Im exhausted - any tips on how to bluff my way through the eve and get some energy back????

2006-07-27 02:15:20 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

I tend to believe that there is an alternative cure for asthma apart from the inhalers and tablets in the chemists.

2006-07-26 23:43:31 · 15 answers · asked by ongerapeter 1

I use to getup and sit while I sleep then by sitting only I sleeps and after sometimes I will again lay down on bed and will sleep this continues whole night, I do smoke also. Please make me know what should I do to get remeddy from it

2006-07-26 21:12:25 · 17 answers · asked by Maaz A 1

what causes chronic asthma in children who have no known alergies (been tested and has a trach) and how can we "cure" it if we can

2006-07-26 20:12:25 · 13 answers · asked by trisomy11q 3

I have seasonal allegry and catch cold and cough. I do sneeze a lot during this seasonal trasitions if i walk in the sun. Doctor prescribed me to use Flucticone nasal spray and i have been using it for about 9 months more or less regularly. I wish to quit it for the fear of getting addicted to it for life and also to escape the side effects of the steroids. Please help me .

2006-07-26 19:30:44 · 3 answers · asked by Nirmal 1

I used to have severe asthma when I was a child. Then it came to a point that I NEVER used my inhaler. I thought I had grown out of it. Now I'm having episodes of not being able to catch my breath and having bad chest pains. I use the inhaler 1-2 times a day again and it doesn't even seem to help. Can my asthma be coming back now that I'm in my twenties? Should I see a dr?

2006-07-26 18:29:04 · 6 answers · asked by poohgirl 2

2006-07-26 18:14:27 · 4 answers · asked by CAROL S 1

I have been having this problem for quite some time now, maybe a few years. It hasnt really been anything severe, and i dont get coughing fits or spells at all, it has just come to be a nuisance.

When my throat drys up (summer heat, lack of water etc...) there seems to be a point in the middle of my trachea that feels like something is tickling it and thereby causing me to cough. it is a dry cough, so my guess is its just a mild form of tracheitis, but I was wondering if there may be any other ideas and any home solutions other than drinking water, which I already do.

2006-07-26 16:45:47 · 10 answers · asked by rp 1

I take Claritin and Flonase. Each fall I end up with a sinus infection which eventually turns into a chronic bronchitis, which tends to linger for several months. Chronic cough and hoarseness are common symptoms. Does anyone have any good preventive medications or ideas which I can use to build up my immune system? (I also take 1000 mg. of Vit C each day, plus a multi vitamin.)

2006-07-26 16:26:29 · 6 answers · asked by dc2thdr 1

Not that I want to or anything, I was just wondering so that the next time I'm stuck in a closet and have gas I know when to stop.

2006-07-26 14:54:39 · 14 answers · asked by askermcgee 1

I have a deviated nose septum. I basically don't have a left nostril internally. I can only breath through one nostril at a time, and whenever my right side closes and my nose wants to breath through the left is when I have minimal air flow. I go into a panic and I'm always gasping for air and yawning literally every 3 minutes or so. This is a method my body developed in order to stop the panic and get oxygen.

Can you get the same amount of air and oxygen through your mouth alone as through your nose? If the answer is yes, then I will try to stop the gasping and yawning.

2006-07-26 13:44:16 · 5 answers · asked by bradlitazole 2

I need to quit for health reasons. I have a friend that must quit because she's had a heart attack and was to given a maximim of 5 years or less to live if she doesn't. With some support from somebody who has been there and done that would be of great value. We need somebody to assist us in this matter immediately, PLEASE!!!

2006-07-26 10:42:23 · 3 answers · asked by Must Quit to Live 1

2006-07-26 02:08:43 · 21 answers · asked by zoo town 2

my parents won't take me to a doctor, i practice controlled breathing, i try to avoid dairy products, i breathe through my nose and out through my mouth and every day it seems like it is getting worse, not to mention that my quick use inhalor isn't very effective, and my steroid inhalor doesn't seem to be working either.

2006-07-25 19:20:37 · 12 answers · asked by Boss88 1

okay i have penumonia. late march i got really sick. like severely and i went to the doctor and they diagnosed it pneumonia. they gave me a website where i could find more information about it and it said that if you have recovered, but then suffer of a relapse, that the relapse will be more serious than the first time you got sick. how could it get any worse if i was already experiencing severe symptoms?

2006-07-25 18:40:10 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-07-25 15:05:58 · 25 answers · asked by lisa b 1