Question 1

what does it mean if residual volume decrease in restrictive lung disease?

Accepted Answer

Expected: Residual volume is the volume left in your lungs after you exhale completely.  In general, restrictive lung disease (rld) decreases your lung volumes, including total lung capacity and residual volume.  A simplified comparison can be to stretching a very tight rubber band - same as not being able to inhale and stretch your lungs to normal capacity.  Hope this helps!

Question 2

why does residual volume decrease in restrictive lung diseases?

Accepted Answer

Scarring: As the lungs scar and lose volume, both the vital capacity and residual lung volume decrease. That is the nature of restrictive lung disease.

Question 3

what exactly is restrictive lung disease?

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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

how do i manage my restrictive lung disease?

Accepted Answer

Quit smoking: Smoking continues to be the main cause of all lung disease.If you do not smoke follow you dr's instructions.Restrictive lung disease is difficult to manage and requires hard work on you and your dr's part.

Question 5

what are symptoms of restrictive lung disease?

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Depends upon stage.: Restrictive lung is not a disease per se.  It is a condition that is the final common pathway of many diseases.  Therefore it is difficult to say what the first symptoms might be.  In early stages there may be no symptoms at all.  When the underlying disease begins to affect lung tissue there may be a persistent cough and eventually shortness of breath.

Question 6

does restrictive lung disease affect children?

Accepted Answer

Yes: But more often children are affected be "reactive or constrictive" lung disease like asthma.Restrictive lung disease(think emphysema) usually affects older people(cystic fibrosis is the exception).

Question 7

what is obstructive and restrictive lung disease?

Accepted Answer

: Obstructive means something is blocking off air getting to lung breathing units.  Restrictive means like having a straight jacket on and you cannot move air well because of restriction of movement.

Both are common in those who smoke. If that is a problem stop!

Question 8

how should the body compensate to cope with a restrictive lung disease?

Accepted Answer

Breathe faster: Restrictive lung disease makes the lungs stiffer and smaller in volume, the body compensates for this change by breathing faster with smaller breaths.

Question 9

what to do if i was diagnosed with restrictive lung disease. im a nonsmoker.?

Accepted Answer

Treat cause: Majority of cases in restrictive lung disease are not smoke related. Example of them are scoliosis, musculardystrophies, lung fibrosis, or space occupying lesions such as pleural effusion, pneumothorax or tumor inside thoracic cavity. Need to do plethysmography with dlco, cxr and or ct scan of chest to find etiology. Then treat accordingly.
Shahzeidi, md.

Question 10

how should the body compensate to cope with a restrictive and obstructive lung disease?

Accepted Answer

Depends on cause: Obstructive & restrictive lung disorders are broad groups that include several disease conditions. The body's response to either of these categories of lung diseases will depend on the specific diagnosis/condition. For example, obstructive disorders include both asthma & cystic fibrosis but their outcomes & body's responses are completely different. Talk to lung specialist in person to learn more.

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