Lung Health

The lungs are the center of the respiratory (breathing) system. Learn about conditions and illnesses affecting the lungs along with treatment options.

A young woman using a nebulizer inhaler at home.
What Are the Types of Fibrosis?
Man coughing
What Is SARS?
Nurse checking older woman patient's heartbeat
What Is Pulmonary Fibrosis?
Woman sitting on couch feeling chest pain and difficulty breathing
What Is a Pleural Effusion?
Man with gray hair and beard at home, having breathing difficulty
What Is Asbestosis?
Person at home on sofa coughing, with tissue
Thick, Sticky Mucus
Man sick with cough
How Whooping Cough Is Treated
Woman holding a hand up to her lungs/chest.
Lung Cysts
Person at cafe smoking and coughing
What Is Pulmonary Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis?
Man talking to doctor.
Life Expectancy and Recovery After Pulmonary Embolism
Doctors looking at X-rays
Does a Pulmonary Embolism Appear on an X-Ray?
Home healthcare nurse helping elderly man with oxygen - stock photo
What Is Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM Disease)?
a person standing outside, with eyes closed, and focusing on their breathing
Hypoxemia
A person from above with tissues, a mug, and thermometer
Brown Mucus/Phlegm Symptoms
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Can You Live With One Lung?
Woman coughing and feeling sick
Cough
Lung X-ray for lung cancer
What Causes Black Mucus and Phlegm?
Person with shortness of breath due to cystic lung disease
What Is Cystic Lung Disease?
Person checking their fitness tracker for aerobic capacity measurement
Aerobic Capacity: What to Know
Blood on tissue due to hemoptysis
Coughing Up Blood (Hemoptysis)
Person with shortness of breath due to cystic lung disease
Hyperventilation (Overbreathing)
Close up of doctor wearing surgical gloves, holding oxygen mask over patient in operating theater
What Is Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP)?
Itchy lungs
Why Do My Lungs Itch?
Doctor diagnosing patient lung disease
Cystic Lung Diseases: What You Need to Know About Pulmonary Cysts
Woman taking deep breath while hiking, using her lungs
How Do the Lungs Function?
An illustration of a woman looking tired in a chair
Diseases With Symptoms Similar to Lung Cancer
A healthcare provider with an x-ray of the chest and two people sitting on the other side of a desk
What Is Lung Consolidation?
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Understanding Diaphragmatic Breathing
Aspergillus
What Is Aspergillosis?
Teenage girl in bed with inhaler
Respiratory Therapy
Woman running in cold weather
Is Coughing After Running Normal?
A young Black man wearing an iPhone sleeve with headphones in his ears; he's bent over like he's out of breath.
Types of Lung Disease
A patient and doctor wearing face masks and looking at a chest x-ray on a computer screen
The 8 Most Common Types of Respiratory Disease
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Causes and Risk Factors of Pulmonary Fibrosis
Healthy lung vs. smoker's lung
Lung Disease From Smoking
Woman grasping her chest sitting on a couch
What Is Jugular Vein Distention (JVD)?
Doctor examining chest X-ray
Comparing Bronchiectasis, Bronchitis, and Pediatric Bronchiolitis
Senior woman suffering from chest pain in bed
Lung Problems From Scleroderma (Systemic Sclerosis)
lung infection
What to Know About Lung Infections
Woman feeling chest tightness
Chest Tightness: Causes and Finding Relief
doctor looking at chest X-ray
What to Know About Pulmonary Fibrosis and COVID-19
Fistula on the arm as a result of an operation for hemodialysis
What Is an Arteriovenous Fistula?
Doctor analyzing lung X-ray film
What Is a Chest Infection?
Wheezing
Home Remedies for Wheezing
close-up of a man smoking with his mask off
What to Know About Smoking and COVID-19
Stonecutter at his workshop
What Is Silicosis?
Spirometry test can include tidal volume
What Is Tidal Volume?
Woman with hands over her chest
What are Adventitious Breath Sounds?
Woman relaxing in dry sauna
Are Saunas Good for Your Lungs and Respiratory Health?
Spirometry measures inspiratory capacity
Inspiratory Capacity: Formula for Measuring Lung Health
Ronchi and rales are signs of breathing difficulty
Rhonchi and Rales: What's the Difference?
Making diagnosis a team task
What Are Congenital Lung Malformations?
Pulmonologist analyzing chest x-ray
What Is Pulmonology?
Man uses spirometer for pulmonary function testing
What Is Residual Volume?
Dry Drowning
What Is Dry Drowning?
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Cheyne-Stokes Respirations Causes and Treatment
diagram illustrating the location of the hilum in the lung
Hilum of the Lung: Anatomy and Abnormalities
Throat exam in a patient complaining of esophagus pain
The Structure, Function, and Conditions of the Esophagus
Human Respiratory System Lungs Anatomy
The Anatomy of the Bronchi
boy inhaling asthma pump
What Is the Pleura?