Question 1

what does hard lungs mean?

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Fibrotic lungs: Any process that decreases air in the lungs. This includes pulm fibrosis  , tumors that desrroy alveoli, some severe pneumonias with hepatization of the lung. Pneumoconioses also cause hard lungs.

Question 2

what does density in lungs mean?

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Density in the lung: is a very generic nonspecific term...it means that there is something in the lung on xray or CT that could be almost anything, form normal to abnormal, from innocuous to serious.

Question 3

what is a wisp in the lungs mean?

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WISP and Lung Cancer: Our results (expression of cyr61, ctgf, and wisp-1 correlates with clinical features of lung cancer) suggest that cyr61, ctgf, and wisp-1 might be implicated in the development and progression of primary lung cancers, and their levels might serve as valuable prognostic markers, as well as potential targets for therapeutic intervention.

Question 4

what does hardening of the lungs mean

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Interstitial disease: Hardening is a vague term. Perhaps its referring to interstitial disease? Basically, imagine your lungs are like a soft squishy sponge. When there's a disease process that damages the lung, it becomes hard and stiff (like a dry sponge).

Question 5

what does low density in your lungs mean?

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Not sure: I am not sure.  What are you specifically referring to?  A finding on chest xray or chest CT?

Question 6

what does it mean to have tightened lungs?

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Not sure.: I suspect you are referring to a restrictive lung disease.  There are many types of restrictive lung disease so it is difficult to say exactly what it means in the long term.  Short term, the best indicator of what it means is your performance status - do you have any shortness of breath or discomfort?

Question 7

what does air trapping in the lungs mean ?

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Obstruction : Air trapping means that air gets into the lungs and can't get out easily.  This description applies to asthma, chronic bronchitis and emphysema- disease known as obstructive lung doseases.

Question 8

what does it mean when i feel a gurgle in my lungs?

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Possibilities....: The sensation you are experiencing could be due to secretions in the airways that will eventually be coughed out of your lungs. Another possibility is that there is fluid in your lungs. If you develop shortness of breath or the symptoms get worse, see a doctor ASAP so you can be diagnosed and treated!!!!

Question 9

what does mild dependent atelectacis of lungs mean?

Accepted Answer

Collapse of air sacs: Atelectasis is a a complete or partial collapse of an are of lung.  It happens when the tiny air sacs (alveoli) within the lung become deflated.  'mild' means that the changes are slight/minimal.  'dependent' means that the less inflated areas are in regions of the lung where gravity is pulling the tissue down - often related to the patient being in one position for a long time.

Question 10

what exactly does it mean if there is fluid in your lungs?

Accepted Answer

Depends: It could be infection, back up of fluid from a failing heart or lung inflammation.

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