common diseases and disorders

asthma

• inflammation of airways

• wheezing, coughing, tightness in chest

• inhalers prescribed

  • impacts alveoli

atelectasis

the collapse of part or all of lung, caused by blockage in air passages

• caused by COPD, pleurisy, lung cancer

bronchitis

inflammation of bronchi often due to infection

• yellow-gray or green mucus, fever, coughing

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

• grp of lung disorders that limit airflow to lungs and usually cause enlargement of alveoli

  • caused by smoking, pollutants

emphysema

• dmg to alveoli from smoking

  • most common type of COPD-associated w/ smoking

legionnaires disease

• upper respiratory system

  • from legionella bacteria found in contaminated water of air conditioning systems

influenza

viral disease that attacks respiratory system; commonly called flu

laryngitis

• acute inflammation of larynx causing hoarseness (dysphonia)

pneumonia

infection of lower lung caused by bacteria, virus, or parasite

pulmonary edema

fluid in lungs

pulmonary embolism

• traveling clot that lodges in blood vessel of lung

severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)

viral respiratory illness caused by coronavirus

tuberculosis

lung infection caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis

• often dormant for YEARS