Question 1

i have been diagnosed with interstitial lung disease and post inflamatory pulmonary fibrosis.  o2s are 94-98% when awake and 88-89% when sleeping.  should i be using oxygen when sleeping?  prognosis?

Accepted Answer

Check it out: Talk to your pulmonary doc. Prognosis depends on may factors. Use of oxygen is also best determined with your doc.

Question 2

my dad died from a lung disease called boop what makes it kill u so quick and y no symptoms till two weeks before he passed?

Accepted Answer

"BOOP": I'm very sorry to hear about your father. Boop is not really a diagnosis, but a typical pathologic finding in response to any number of different forms of lung injury. Most common cause of the pattern we call BOOP is actually infection. This includes commin things like influenza, and pneumococcal pneumonia. But any sort of lung injury to the  can cause this pattern on biopsy.

Question 3

is c.o.p.d. a real lung disease?

Accepted Answer

YES!!: Chronic obstructive lung disease. This is a heading for chronic bronchitis/asthma and emphysema. One may have overlap with eachother. This is diagnosed with a history and physical as well as chest xray and pulmonary function test.
Copd is not interchangeable with emphysema.

Question 4

is emphysima and c.o.p.d the same lung disease or are they different?

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Different: Emphysema is the loss of alveolar tissue or air sacs. COPD is disease of the airways often associated with infections.  Smokers generally have a mixture of both disorders.  Because they often occur in the same person there is confusion about the exact meaning of these terms.

Question 5

what is lung disease?

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Disease of lung: Variety of diseases involved lung and its componants as respiratory system in whole.
Shahzeidi, md.

Question 6

how common is lung disease?

Accepted Answer

Very: Depending on the age bracket and what diseases the prevalence is quite high.  As an example chronic lower respiratory disease is the 3rd leading cause of death in the us after heart disease and cancer.  http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/lcod.htm/.

Question 7

how to cure lung disease naturally?

Accepted Answer

No natural cures: Lung disease is too general a term. What specific disease are you talking about? The bottom line is there is no natural cure for lung disease other than avoiding things that make it worse (ie: smoking).

Question 8

how would i know if i have lung disease?

Accepted Answer

Lung da: Tell doc your symptoms, then do exam, probably chest ray, and sometimes pulmonary function test. You may need to see pulmonologist. See pcp first.

Question 9

how can i lower my risk of lung disease?

Accepted Answer

Stay healthy...: Things that we can control that affects lung health includes smoking and being exposed to pollutants.  Smoking is obvious.  But less obvious is living near a highway or factory or in a city known for its smog (l.A., houston, etc.)  other than that, if you're healthy, there's not too much more we can do to lower lung disease risk.  Maybe my pulm colleagues have some tips to add.

Question 10

what exactly is restrictive lung disease?

Accepted Answer

See below: Restrictive lung disease is a broad category with many possible causes - it can be caused by obesity, neuromuscular injury, interstitial lung disease etc.  The key finding is a reduced total lung capacity and reduced volumes of air that a patient can expire.

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I have been diagnosed with interstitial lung disease and post inflamatory pulmonary fibrosis. o2s are 94-98% when awake and 88-89% when sleeping. should i be using oxygen when sleeping? prognosis?

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My dad died from a lung disease called boop what makes it kill u so quick and y no symptoms till two weeks before he passed?

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