2024年11月23日 · Interstitial lung disease seems to occur when an injury to your lungs causes a healing response that isn't proper. Ordinarily, your body creates just the right amount of tissue …

2024年8月8日 · Small air blisters (blebs) can develop on the top of the lungs. These air blisters sometimes burst — allowing air to leak into the space that surrounds the lungs. Mechanical …

2023年11月23日 · Hyperinflated lungs happen when some air gets trapped in the lungs when breathing out. The trapped air takes up space, so it’s harder to get enough fresh air into the …

2024年6月20日 · Chest X-rays produce images of your heart, lungs, blood vessels, airways, and the bones of the chest and spine. Chest X-rays can also reveal fluid in or around your lungs or …

2024年11月19日 · Large air spaces in the lungs. Large air spaces called bullae form in the lungs when the inner walls of the alveoli are destroyed. This leaves one very large air sac instead of …

2024年4月30日 · Lung cancer happens when cells in the lungs develop changes in their DNA. A cell's DNA holds the instructions that tell a cell what to do. In healthy cells, the DNA gives …

2024年2月15日 · Pneumonia, an infection that inflames the air sacs in one or both lungs. Polymyositis, an inflammatory disease that causes muscle weakness on both sides of the …

2023年11月8日 · Suctioning the lungs during surgery helps clear them. But sometimes mucus still builds up. Mucus plugs also are common in children, people with cystic fibrosis and during …

2024年2月15日 · The machine measures how much air the lungs can hold and how quickly air moves in and out of the lungs. Lung volume test. This test measures the amount of air the …

2024年7月30日 · Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) occurs when lung swelling causes fluid to build up in the tiny elastic air sacs in the lungs. These air sacs, called alveoli, have a …