The root word for respiration is "spirare," which means "to breathe" in Latin.
Shortness of breath and fatigue can be caused by various factors such as heart conditions, lung diseases, anemia, thyroid issues, or simply being out of shape. It is important to consult a healthcare provider to determine the underlying cause and receive appropriate treatment.
In most cases, emergency oxygen needs a prescription from a healthcare provider to ensure it is used safely and properly. Oxygen therapy can be dangerous if not administered correctly, so a prescription helps ensure the right concentration and flow rate are provided based on the individual's needs.
Oxygen tanks can help manage symptoms of pulmonary fibrosis by providing extra oxygen to the lungs, but they do not prevent mortality from the disease. Pulmonary fibrosis is a progressive condition, and while oxygen therapy can improve quality of life and alleviate symptoms, it does not cure the underlying disease. Treatment strategies for pulmonary fibrosis focus on addressing the underlying cause, managing symptoms, and improving quality of life.
It depends. My pulmonary embolism was extremely painful. Think about it like this: when you breathe you get a very sharp pain, so sharp it startles you, and when you get startled you automatically take another breath. A never ending cycle of pain. Mine was exactly like that. I survived three days with it. Pulmonary embolisms don't kill you when they are in your lungs, the clot would be thrown to either your brain or your heart, and that is where it would kill you. If you only had the clot in your lung for a few hours and then it went to your brain or heart then it wouldn't be too bad. It would hurt a lot in your brain and it could burst a vessel which would cause death, or it would cause a heart attack which would be much more survivable.
I'm looking at this answer above me and I find it so misinformed and so wrong, that I need to post this. PEs hurt. Yes, they are painful. Small or massive, they hurt. Not all PEs completely occlude blood flow, some restrict it. Contrary to what the person above wrote, "Pulmonary embolisms don't kill you when they are in your lungs", a PULMONARY embolus IS in the lungs!! This is why it's termed "pulmonary". And make no mistake, yes it can kill. Emboli don't stay in the lungs for "a few hours." PEs originate as DVTs primarily in the upper leg. Cerebral emboli usually originate in the left atrium of the heart . An embolus in the brain doesn't necessarily kill and the vessel it's in doesn't burst either. This is an ischemic stroke and people can survive them. I have no idea where this person got the idea that a cerebral embolus wouldn't be too bad. There really are not emboli in the heart. This is where they sometimes originate, such as with atrial fibrillation and chronic heart failure. The mitral and aortic valves are large enough to accommodate a partial thrombus. Generally, it's a piece of a thrombus that breaks free and migrates, not the entire thing. If a small embolus were to be passed through the aortic valve and lodge in the coronary artery that branches immediately off this artery, this would occlude blood supply to a portion of the heart and result in an acute myocardial infarction. I'm afraid the person above me knows very little about human physiology, DVTs, PEs, and emboli in general.
The medical term for a cough is tussis.
Whooping cough is pertussis; one common brand of cough medicine is Robitussin.
The medical term that best fits the definition of a series of blood tests is a "blood panel" or "blood panel tests". A blood panel typically includes various blood tests to evaluate a person's overall health or specific health conditions.
When one breathes through the nose, the air becomes moisturized. There is something in the nose, or sinuses, that vaporizes the air we breathe--so it's important to drink plenty of water, especially since we lose moisture as we exhale. Drinking water will keep the body moisturized so that the sinuses can moisturize the air we breathe. In this way, the lungs will be getting the proper amount of moisture it needs. Yes, that's right. When you breath through your nose, you are inhaling moisturized air, or vapor. That's why when you breath through your mouth too much, you are getting dry air. That's why we have noses. In short, drinking plenty of water is good for the lungs and the body.
, which generates ATP in your cells, requires
oxygen
to take place, also, it generates CO2 as a waste product.
The respiratory system allows oxygen to diffuse into your blood, and
carbon dioxide
to diffuse out. The blood then carries the oxygen to the cells, so cellular respiration to continue. When the blood reaches the cells, it also takes the carbon dioxide out of the cells, and carries it to the lungs to get rid of it.
Yes, Vasoconstriction is the constricting (narrowing) of the arterioles supplying the the blood to capillaries close the skin surface. Heat is lost from the blood that does pass close to the surface (via radiation).
Vasocontriction however, allows much of the blood to pass below the fatty adipose tissue rather than close to the surface.
Vasodilation is the dilation (enlargening) of the arteriole that supplies blood to the capillaries. Therefore less blood flows beneath the adipose tissue, and much more flows close the skins surface. Much more heat is lost via radiation this way.
Vasoconstriction is co-ordinated via the sympathetic nervous system (stimulates effectors like the smooth muscle)
Vasodilation is co-ordinated via the parasympathetic nervous system (inhibits effectors like the smooth muscle)
The flow of blood to and from the lungs is called pulmonary circulation.
I am no medical expert, but since your blood is not pumping when you are dead, then I believe the answer is no.
Bi means two, and apical refers to an apex, so typically this term would refer to the two apices (top pointed part) of the lungs. For example, there may be biapical scarring in the lungs from an old TB infection.
An individual's susceptibility to certain diseases or conditions can be affected by:
"Fibrosis" is a term used to refer to scarring, so pulmonary fibrosis means scarring in the lungs. No it is not contagious. Little is known about the mechanism of the disease, but there does seem to be a genetic component and some sort of trigger - either environmental, lung injury, etc. The body actually attacks itself (autoimmune disorder) and destroys its own lung tissue.
There are too many diagnoses that can cause those symptoms to guess which may be causing these. It will take an examination and maybe some diagnostic tests to know for sure. It can be a serious sign when there is blood from a cough, so don't hesitate to have an examination to find out.
Normally very little to no fluid enters the alveoli of the lungs. In pulmonary edema there is increased pressure in the pulmonary veins. So fluid escapes in the alveoli of the lungs, making transfer of the oxygen impossible from such alveoli. Patient feels suffocated and starve for oxygen, in pulmonary edema.
Children with Primary Complex also known as TB should be given healthy meals. The children need to eat fish, vegetables, fruit, brown bread, and eggs.
According to several sites I've been reading, as I recently lost someone due to this, is that in most cases, it is quite quick.
All of these can cause it: cystic fibrosis, asthma, COPD, lung cancer..an infection in the lungs can also cause a collapsed lung. And, of course, trauma.
After using the CPAP from Feb. to August, my electricity bill has also been refigured for Jan.-June. I am on a budget payment plan and the payment has increased from $76 to $115! I live in a one bedroom condo. How can this be? It is the CPAP running all night (with water canister) which is the new electric addition. Do others have these big increases in electric bills? Is there a way to eliminate this cost? Why aren't we told of this huge cost before we agree to it?