Respiratory Disease

Breathing produces some type of sound. The sound can be heard well with the help of stethoscope during auscultation of chest. This sound that you hear is called breath sound. Breath sound is categorized into two types; normal and abnormal. Breath sound is especially important for clinical assessment of lung, …

Bradypnea is a medical terminology for abnormal slow breathing rate. A person is said to be bradypneic if his respiratory rate is less than 12 breaths per minute. One inspiration and expiration make one respiration or respiratory rate. Bradypnea can occur due to various reasons. It can be a normal …

Middle East respiratory syndrome or the camel flu is a viral infection of the respiratory system which is caused by the MERS corona virus. The infection is characterized by cough, fever, breathlessness and diarrhea. It is typically more severe in people who have other health issues.

MERS corona virus is …

Brown lung disease or Byssinosis is an uncommon condition of the lungs. It occurs when you inhale hemp, cotton and flax particles and usually presents as asthma.

Brown lung disease is typically seen in people who work with unprocessed cotton. Those who open up bales of flax, cotton or hemp …

When the lung tissues get filled with liquid and solid material, it is known as consolidation of the lungs. The liquids substitute the air pockets which are normally filled by gas. Consolidation may occur only in certain lobes of the lung or it could be widespread and afflict all of …

Acute respiratory tract infection (ARTI) is one of the most common infections encountered by people all over the world regardless of age and gender. Common cold is a classical example of acute respiratory tract infection. Human respiratory system begins from nose, and extends down to throat, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi …

Respiratory distress syndrome is a serious medical condition among premature newborns. The condition occurs immediately after the infant is born. It is a breathing disorder in which the tiny air sacs of the lungs do not inflate or open due to lack or absence of surfactant. Surfactant is liquid that …

Interstitial lung disease refers to a host of disorders that are associated with the involvement of the interstitium of the lung. The interstitium is network of tissue that supports the alveoli or air sacs and the blood vessels, to allow the exchange of gases between the air and the blood.…

The lungs comprise of millions of small air sacs called alveoli, which get inflated with air when we breathe in and collapse when we breathe out. These alveoli sacs allow the blood to absorb oxygen and release carbon dioxide to support the various metabolic activities that take place within the …