Lung Disease


One out of every six people who die in the United States have some form of Lung disease. It is the third leading cause of death behind heart disease and cancer. it is estimated over 35 million Americans have some form of chronic lung disease.  The most common lung diseases include:

  • Asthma,
  • Emphysema
  • Bronchitis
  • Lung Cancer
  • Tuberculosis
  • Pneumonia

Below is a more detailed list of different lung diseases:
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Deficiency
ARDS (Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome)  
Asbestosis
Asthma
Bronchiectasis
Bronchitis
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD)
Bronchoscopy
Chronic Bronchitis (see COPD)
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Collapsed Lung (see Atelectasis)
COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) 
Cough
Cystic Fibrosis
Emphysema (see COPD)
Hemothorax (see Pleurisy and Other Disorders of the Pleura)
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Infant Respiratory Distress Syndrome (Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Infants)
LAM (Lymphangioleiomyomatosis)
Lung Function Tests (Pulmonary Function Tests)
Pleurisy and Other Disorders of the Pleura
Pneumonia
Pneumonoconiosis
Pneumothorax (see Pleurisy and Other Disorders of the Pleura)
Pulmonary Embolism
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension  
Pulmonary Fibrosis (see Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis)
Pulmonary Function Tests (Lung Function Tests)
Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Infants
Sarcoidosis
Thoracentesis

For more information go to:

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Browse/Lung.html

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