Archive for the 'Respiratory Diseases' Category
im 15 and and have CF sure like quite a few people my age i have had a couple of drinks. im just wondering what the differencees are betweeen a person without CF and a Person with CF.Excessive alcohol consumption causes dehydration, which can thicken your mucous and make it harder for you to clear [...]
October 30th, 2008 | Posted in Respiratory Diseases | No Comments
I have had a sinus infection for at least 4 years. I've had it treated several times with antibiotics but it gets almost better and I'm good for a couple weeks and then it slowly comes back. I've even been on Leviquin and it usually kills everything!!! Any other suggestions????Your doctor needs to switch your [...]
October 28th, 2008 | Posted in Respiratory Diseases | 4 Comments
I have been quit smoking now for 6 months and every now and again, I get sharp pains under my pectoral muscles on the left side of my chest. I keep tellin myself it is from smoking but I am beginning to second question that thought. Anyone got any input?Take a visit to [...]
October 26th, 2008 | Posted in Respiratory Diseases | 5 Comments
Because the surfactant is a substance which decreases the surface tension in your lungs…that is it makes the expansion of your alveoli (part of your lungs) easier….so if it is absent, much friction will be encountered thus making your breathing difficult, and eventally may lead to alveolar collapse (medically known as atelectasis)
October 25th, 2008 | Posted in Respiratory Diseases | 1 Comment
There is a man with a history of heart problems (two previous mild heart attacks). He goes to bed in a room with the window open because it makes him feel more comfortable (perhaps because it helps him breath better). During the middle of the night the window is closed by another person. The man [...]
October 21st, 2008 | Posted in Respiratory Diseases | 2 Comments
What is a tb test?
When did u first get a tb test?
Did it hurt?
What's it for?tests for Tuberculosis
doesn't matter really, 18?
no, doesn't hurt…they just scratch ur skin with a needle and read the results 2-3 days later
to see if ur TB positive
October 20th, 2008 | Posted in Respiratory Diseases | 24 Comments
which comes first respiratory arrest then asphyxia or the reverse?Respiratory arrest comes first and asphyxia ensues ….
Asphyxia occurs when there is a condition of severely deficient supply of oxygen to the body that arises from being unable to breathe normally. Hence, if you stop breathing the cascade of hypercarbia (accumulated CO2), hypoxia (low tissue oxygen), [...]
October 17th, 2008 | Posted in Respiratory Diseases | No Comments
I went to the doctor today, and apparently I have bronchitis with heavy asthma. Should I be worried?
I've had asthma since I was very little, but I don't really know what bronchitis is.From what I remember my doctor telling me, tiny little passageways in your lungs swell up and get filled with a mucus [...]
September 23rd, 2008 | Posted in Respiratory Diseases | 3 Comments
The price of a pack of 20 cigarettes is $9-$10 in Australia, and most of that is tax. If you are still smoking, at what price per pack would you quit simply for financial(not health) reasons? $20? $30? $40?I quit for financial reasons when cigarettes could be had for about $2 a pack. I [...]
September 23rd, 2008 | Posted in Respiratory Diseases | 4 Comments
Considering pot isn't really physically addictive but mentally addictive you just have to want to give it up, it sounds like you don't want to quit.
September 14th, 2008 | Posted in Respiratory Diseases | 2 Comments