Tuberculosis was under control until recently. However, due to the emergence of drug resistant and n...
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What is a respiratory failure?When the pulmonary gas exchange fails to keep normal arterial oxygen a...
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PFT detects the impairment and assesses the effect of treatment and progress in the disease. It is d...
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Pneumonia is the accumulation of secretions and inflammatory cells in the alveolar spaces within the...
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Earlier Mantoux test was considered as the specific diagnostic test for tuberculosis. However, the c...
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90% of lung cancers are due to cigarette smoking. The risk fall slowly after the cessation of smokin...
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Some fungi infect the human tissues and cause damage, resulting in allergic reaction or producing to...
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Emphysema is a component of COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) characterized by abnormal, ...
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In simple term, it can be defined as heart disease secondary to lung disease. Here the right ventric...
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ACUTE BRONCHITIS:It is the acute infection of the mucous membrane of trachea and bronchi produced by...
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Bronchiectasis is a destructive lung disease characterized by chronic dilatation of the bronchi asso...
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Asthma is a syndrome of variable airflow obstruction. It is characterized by bronchial inflammation ...
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