Lower respiratory tract disorders

Bronchial asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the lower respiratory tract . Bronchial hyperresponsiveness is caused by external and internal factors. It is manifested by paroxysmal airway obstruction with respiratory disorders, even asphyxiation .

Everyone of us has encountered bronchitis. Let's look at the causes and symptoms of the disease.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a disease of the lung tissue. Various insults, most often cigarette smoke, are involved in its formation. The disease develops over a long period of time, with lung damage persisting with a tendency to progress. It cannot be cured, the treatment is only supportive.

What is lung cancer? How do the lungs work? Do you know the symptoms of lung cancer?

Pneumonia is an inflammatory disease characterized by lung tissue damage. Depending on the origin of the disease, this inflammation can take both an infectious and a non-infectious form.

Pneumothorax means the intrusion of air into the pleural cavity of the chest. It leads to the collapse of the lungs and impaired breathing. Why does pneumothorax occur and how does it manifest itself? How to give first aid?

Sarcoidosis is the name for a rare disease affecting various organ systems. Why does this rare disease occur and what symptoms characterize it?

Tuberculosis is one of the most feared infectious diseases. It mainly affects the lungs. How does it manifest itself? What are its causes? What is the contagiousness of tuberculosis and how is it transmitted?

Whooping cough starts subtly and lasts a long time. It affects children and adults alike. What are its symptoms, treatment and consequences, and prevention?