Smoking can cause several lung conditions that can have lasting effects. Learn about how to recognize the most common ones and when to seek medical help.

Like our other organs, our lungs can be nourished through specific foods and herbs. They can also be strengthened to help prevent respiratory illnesses, infections, and reduced lung function due to age.

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Bibasilar atelectasis is the collapse of the lower parts of both lungs. It can cause shortness of breath, and its cause is often a surgical complication.

Pulmonary nodules—or spots on the lung—are the source of a great deal of worry and stress for the thousands of people who are diagnosed with them every year. Despite the fact that pulmonary nodules are relatively common, the majority of people don't really understand what they are or how they work.

A Restrictive lung disease is any lung disease or condition that causes a reduction in the size and capacity of the lung to hold and utilize air. Restrictive lung diseases are a diverse set of pulmonary disorders defined by restrictive patterns on spirometry; these restrictive lung patterns as shown on a spirometer are the revelation […]

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Medial Surface Of The Lungs The medial (mediastinal) surfaces of the right and left lungs present concave mirror images of the right and left sides of the mediastinum so that in addition to the structures forming the root of the lung, the medial lung surface presents distinct impressions made by the structures constituting the mediastinum (see Plates 1-18 and 1-19). Medial Surface Of The Right Lung The oblique and horizontal fissures (if complete) divide the right lung into upper, middle, and…