Question 1

what is bronchial cardiomiosis?

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Please ask again: Bronchial cardiomiosis is a term unfamiliar to me. Bronchial refers to the large and medium sized air passages that carry air towards the deeper parts of the lungs. Cardio refers to the heart. Miosis means the pupil in the eye is getting smaller. There is a word "cardiomyositis", which means inflammation of the heart. Cardiomyositis is caused by infections or other diseases, and damages the heart.

Question 2

what is bronchial fibrosis? is it the same as pulmonary fibrosis? what is the best treatment for bronchial fibrosis?

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Bronchial fib: Bronchial fibrosis is not a widely used term. It is used to designate asthma (air hyper-reactivity). See: http://journal.publications.chestnet.org/data/Journals/CHEST/21748/45.pdf  It is a distinct entity from pulmonary fibrosis and the prognosis is considerably better because asthma is very treatable with bronchodilators and anti-inflammatory drugs.

Question 3

what is a bronchial thermoplasty?

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Severe asthma : This is a procedure for those who have severe asthma,where a catheter is placed down the bronchial trees of the lungs and bursts of energy at about 65degrees Celsius are delivered to the lining of the tubes of the lungs.This is meant to destroy the smooth muscle that lines the bronchi with the thought that if there is no longer muscle to constrict during an asthma attack,then attacks will be less

Question 4

what exactly is bronchial asthma?

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Reactive airways: Bronchial asthma (commonly referred to as just asthma) is a medical condition in which the airways have both inflammation (excess mucus and swelling and cells present in airways) and episodic airway constriction or narrowing. Both of these are features of asthma. Albuterol treats the narrowed airways, but other medications such as inhaled steroids are necessary to control the airway inflammation.

Question 5

what is acute bronchial pneumonia

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Pneumonia: It is an infection of the large airways

Question 6

what is the difference between bronchial asthma and asthma?

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Interesting: By bronchial asthma, I am assuming you mean constriction of bronchi (airway) caused by viruses (rsv). Cool mist air can help. Otherwise if bad, bronchodilaters like albuterol are helpful.

Question 7

what is the purpose of bronchial lavage?

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Clean out airway: Bronchial lavage can be both diagnostic and therapeutic.  The large airways can be washed free of secretions and infection, and the fluid sent for analysis for infection, aspiration, inflammatory cells, etc.

Question 8

what is meant by double bronchial pneumonia?

Accepted Answer

Means in both lungs : Pneumonia & bronchial pneumonia are essentially the same process. Since we have two lungs, some use the descriptor double as involving both. Pneumonia can involve a single segment of one side  or the whole lung.

Question 9

what does mild thickened central bronchial markings mean and what are the symptoms?

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Swollen airways: This is what you see on an X-ray when there is swelling around the breathing tubes in the center of the chest.  IT is usually caused by a chest cold.  Less commonly, it is swelling from scarring or diseases of the lungs.

Question 10

can bronchial spasms be contagious?

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NO: Bronchial spasms are charcteristic of what is called asthma. They affect small caliber tubes that have a muscle layer than can be sensitve to different stimuli such as allergens, cold temperature, viral infections, drug reactions etc..
They are not contagious but can have familial predisposition.

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