Pulmonary fibrosis is a disease where there is scarring of the lungs—called fibrosis—which makes it difficult to breathe. This is because the scarring causes the tissues in the lungs to get thick and ...

FEV1 differs in that it measures the amount of air you can exhale in one second. Your FVC and other pulmonary function tests (PFTs) are used to establish the status of your lung function. They compare ...

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia, or BPD, is a serious lung condition that affects mostly babies who are born more than 10 weeks before their due date, weigh less than two and a half pounds, have breathing ...

What is pulmonary stenosis in children? Pulmonary stenosis is a birth defect of the heart (congenital). It can happen when the pulmonary valve doesn’t grow as it should in a baby during the first 8 ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic lung disease that causes air flow limitation (less air in and out of the airways) and breathing-related symptoms. There is no cure, but there ...

Pulmonary care is caring for and treating the lungs and respiratory (or breathing) system. This can include many kinds of lung conditions, such as asthma, bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary ...

Guevara March estaba de visita en Caracas y falleció «a causa de un trombolismo pulmonar que derivó en un infarto», precisó el gobernante. Camilo era hijo de Aleida March, una cubana con quien el «Ché ...