Question 1

is it possible for acute bronchitis cause back muscle pains near the lung and chest?

Accepted Answer

If excessive cough: I would say that if you are coughing alot, then you could cause back and chest pain. When you cough for extended periods of time, the respiratiory muscles that are used in respiration are involved in the cough reflex.  Bronchitis, is caused by inflamation of the bronchi and sometime virsus. You may have bronchospasm and excess mucus. A postbronchitis syndrome can produce cough that last months.

Question 2

what can cause the lung muscles to feel tired? its not a feeling of gasping/hunger but fatigue. also getting heart palpitations during simple chores.

Accepted Answer

Tired lungs: You probably need a thorough check up, this can result from anemia and many other systemic problems, see your doctor.

Question 3

does albuterol also relax throat muscles a little bit? or only the lung muscles?

Accepted Answer

Only the: bronchioles,not the throat

Question 4

what causes fluid in the lung?

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Several: Fluid in the lungs could mean pulmonary edema (swelling of lung) which can be caused by heart failure (multiple causes of this), infection, mitral valve disease, kidney failure, inflammation. Fluid surrounding lungs (pleural effusion) trauma, infection, heart failure, cancer, kidney failure. There are more. It's best to talk with your doctor for specifics.

Question 5

why can't the lung regenerate?

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Lung: The only organs in the body that can regenerate are blood and skin. There are some organs parts of which can regenerate. Examples include lung, intestine ; liver. The cells lining the bronchi and the alveoli of lungs can regenerate. Alveoli are the tiny bubbles at the end of the bronchioles that participate in gas exchange. There are some organs such as brain and spinal cord which never regenerate.

Question 6

what happens to the lung if it is grazed by a bullet?

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Depends: It usually bleeds somewhat.  Some times it may collapse and need to be re-expanded.  Other times the bullet cauterizes the lung tissue and it stays inflated.  There is commonly some associated blast injury (bruising) that has to be recovered from.

Question 7

fibrotic lesions of the lung?

Accepted Answer

Usually benign: But there the rare scar carcinoma.

Question 8

what is inflamation of the lung?

Accepted Answer

Lung: Pneumonitis is the term used. Discuss causes with your pcp.

Question 9

what is atelectasis of the lung?

Accepted Answer

Collapse: This a term means parts of the lung are under-inflated or collapsed. It is like a balloon with the air let out. It can involve  small amounts of the lung or large portions of the lung. The more lung involved the bigger the problem. Causes range from the trivial ( mild atelectasis seen with bed rest) to the serious ( complete atelectasis of a whole lung from a tumor in the airway. ) lots in between.

Question 10

what exactly is a nodule on the lung?

Accepted Answer

It is mass of tissue: It is a mass of tissues on the xray and cat scan.60%of lung nodules are due to benighn and not cancerous conditions but any nodule need to be investigated and followed up.

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