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spot on lung
Jan 29, 2007 12:00AM in the Respiratory Disorders Expert Forum
Spots of small size and certain locations often lead to a conservative approach, watching and repeating the test. I believe because the appearance of the spot and the lower white blood cell count, your physicians are somewhat more concerned. That is why they have scheduled a biopsy. This biopsy will take a small piece of the spot and allow a pathologist to d...
Back pain when breathing
Jan 25, 2007 12:00AM in the Respiratory Disorders Expert Forum
This could be from a variety of problems both in and out of the lungs. It could be from the lining of the lung being inflamed, a nerve to the area being inflamed, referral pain from someplace else, a problem in the tissues of the lung. I would recommend seeing your physician for a complete examination and appropriate testing (probably x-rays and/or CT scans...
Waking up choking on thick mucus
Jan 25, 2007 12:00AM in the Respiratory Disorders Expert Forum
It appears that this is a very complicated case and a frustrating one for you. There are several questions that have been raised from: Do you have asthma; Do you (or have you) had a sinus infection; and Do you have some other problem in your lungs? Without seeing the films and tests, it is difficult to determine the answers to these questions. The physician...
Sinus problem induced by excercise.
Jan 24, 2007 12:00AM in the Respiratory Disorders Expert Forum
There is a common medical entity called vasomotor rhinitis. This is when the blood vessels lining the nose and sinuses are inflamed from a nonallergic condition. Certain stimulants increase the blood flow to the nose and there is a drainage that occurs either as a "runny nose" or post nasal drainage. The most common stimulants for increased blood flow are ...
difficulty breathin, severe agitation, infection
Jan 24, 2007 12:00AM in the Respiratory Disorders Expert Forum
It is clear that this is a very frustrating, frightening and complex situation. For anyone to venture a guess as to the nature of what is going on right now by only reading an email is a very dangerous and big mistake. I would work as closely with the physicians attending to your husband as you can. Whether it is an infection that is causing this serious s...
bronchodilator
Jan 23, 2007 12:00AM in the Respiratory Disorders Expert Forum
Coughing is a very common symptom of lung cancer. Only if your airways go into spasm, for any of a variety of reasons, will a bronchodilator inhaler open the airways by relieving the muscle spasm.