Question 1

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 2

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 3

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.

Question 4

what are the symptoms of lung disease in nonsmoker?

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Depends: Lung cancer may occur in smokers or non-smokers.  The symptoms are dependent on the location and extent of the cancer.  It may be found when asymptomatic (no symptoms) or when very advanced an many symptoms, such as pain, hemoptysis (coughing up blood), seizure (brain mets), shortness of breath, etc.

Question 5

is lung disease treatable?

Accepted Answer

Lung disease: Yes depending on the nature of the lung disease.

Question 6

how can you treat early lung diseases?

Accepted Answer

Prevention: Non smoker
regular exercize
weight control

while there  are some with cystic fibrosis and other diseases, much of the copd, cancer, bronchitis is secondary and avoidable.

Question 7

what is the deadliest chronic lung disease?

Accepted Answer

COPD: Unlike asthma, COPD is chronic and usually not reversible. It is progressive (gets worse with time) especially if the offending practice (smoking) is not stopped. The end result of COPD is usually emphysema

Question 8

what lung disease is characterized by bullae?

Accepted Answer

Bullae where?: Bullae are blisters on the skin and there are several serious systemic diseases with blisters that can involve the lungs and many other organs.
You're probably asking about bullous emphysema where a lot of the supporting tissue is gone and there are big open areas or blebs that look like blisters on the lungs.

Stop smoking.

Question 9

can lung disease be associated with dysphagia?

Accepted Answer

Yes: If your lung cancer is close to the esophagus or involving lymph nodes near the esophagus this can affect your ability to swallow (known as dysphagia).  Usually a scan of the chest called a computerize tomography scan (ct) can help you and your doctor know if this is the case or not.

Question 10

how do active lung disease&lung injury differ?

Accepted Answer

Continuum: An active process can be limited or ongoing-chronic. It can be inflammation, tumor, or trauma or combined.

An injury can be trauma and acute, or chronic like smoking.
Stab wound is acute and an injury.
These words  are adjectives describing the situation.
Active- something happening.
Injury a problem, damage etc.
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