Respiratory category: 183 books

Pulmonary Hypertension: A Patient’s Survival Guide is a a soup-to-nuts guide for pulmonary hypertension (PH) patients and their loved ones that covers topics like the mechanics of PH, the latest treatments, patient care and lifestyle issues. Written by a PH patient for fellow patients, this valuable...

Pulmonary hypertension refers to abnormally high pressure In the pulmonary arteries resulting in right heart failure Unless treated pulmonary hypertension can be a life-threatening illness. The fluid in the lung cavity prevents the air to fill the lungs to fullness Symptoms are often the first...

Forty years of an exciting life, until the day everything changes abruptly.The accident, which obliges Emmanuel, a professional motorcycle pilot, and a motorcyclist in the national police, to leave the world of valid people and join the handicapped world.In parallel, before the accident, during his coma...

If you have confusing and unexplained breathing problems or your asthma has not responded to treatment, this book is for you. The Chronic Cough Enigma is written for people who have been coughing for months or years and cannot get useful answers from their doctors. More than 20 million Americans...

A short story written after a series of near death encounter during the Christmas 2013 period. My editor asked me to change my name in the story, as she thought it was to close to the truth, and could worry my friends. So, I became Paul Smart. The encounters included one when I stopped breathing in my sleep.

Le récit spontané et émouvant d'un quotidien soudain bousculé par la mucoviscidoseDès la naissance, Zélie est arrachée des bras maternels et transférée d’urgence au CHU, à 200 kilomètres de Lorient. L’annonce du diagnostic est brutale et sans appel : la petite fille est atteinte de mucoviscidose,...

What are Lung Diseases? Lung diseases can be divided into: lung infections such as pneumonia, tuberculosis, influenza, legionnaire’s disease obstructive diseases of the lungs such as cystic fibrosis, pneumoconiosis, fibrosing alveolitis lung cancer and tumors bronchial...

Pleurisy is inflammation and irritation of the lining of the lungs and chest (the pleura) that leads to chest pain (usually sharp) when you take a breath or cough.Pleurisy may develop when you have lung inflammation secondary to:a. Infections such as pneumonia or tuberculosis.b. Pulmonary Embolismc....

Pleural effusion is a fluid collection in the pleural space between the parietal (external) and visceral (internal) layers of the pleural cavity.Excessive fluid can limit the expansion of the lungs and cause breathing difficulty.There are 4 types of pleural effusion which can occur in the pleural...

CoughingEveryone has coughed at least once in his or her lifetime.Cough is the medical term for reflex body defense mechanism meant to expel unwanted secretions, blood or foreign bodies from the airways.The cough act is spontaneous and activated by the irritation of the nerve...

Asthma affects 300 million people in the world, more than 25 million people in the United States have asthma and about 5.4 million people in the United Kingdom are currently being treated for asthma. Despite the prevalence of asthma, there is very little knowledge about the disease. What do you know...

In this reference book you're going to discover so many things on dealing with bronchitis with little effort! Not only will you discover the difficulty of recognizing bronchitis, but you'll also learn extra bonus tips to actually help people. This Is Just "A Little Taste" At What...

Asthma is classified as a chronic lung condition that narrows and inflames the airways. The disease causes wheezing when you breathe, shortness of breath, coughing and chest tightness. The coughing normally occurs early in the morning or at night. Asthma affects people from all walks of life including...

Are you or your child an Asthma Sufferer? Well, you have to take care of several things to get recovered. First of all, you have to understand what actually cause Asthma, and slowly get into the root cause. From there, implement the cure or solution to get well. It's not tough, but...