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Last Updated: 7 years ago• Featured Tip
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If you are facing difficulties in breathing, especially in the process of exhaling, you are suffering from emphysema. Emphysema is a condition in which the air sacs of the lungs are damaged and enlarged, causing breathlessness. It occurs as a result of several triggers, smoking being the most common one. Emphysema is a type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. People with this condition struggle to exhale, which implies that there is some obstruction in the air flow. This disease has no per...more
Last Updated: 7 years ago• Featured Tip
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Emphysema is a breathing disorder that has no cure and worsens with time. The symptoms of emphysema - a feeling of tightness in the chest, persistent cough, wheezing and breathlessness are caused due to destroyed or impaired functioning of lung tissue.
Diagnosing Emphysema
A thorough physical examination which would include weight and blood pressure checks would be performed. The doctor would also listen to the heartbeat to determine if it sounds strange or different.
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Diagnosing Emphysema
A thorough physical examination which would include weight and blood pressure checks would be performed. The doctor would also listen to the heartbeat to determine if it sounds strange or different.
In ...more
Last Updated: 8 years ago• Featured Tip
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If you are facing difficulties in breathing, especially in the process of exhaling, you are suffering from emphysema. Emphysema is a condition in which the air sacs of the lungs are damaged and enlarged, causing breathlessness. It occurs as a result of several triggers, smoking being the most common one. Emphysema is a type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. People with this condition struggle to exhale, which implies that there is some obstruction in the air flow. This disease has no per...more
Last Updated: 8 years ago• Featured Tip
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COPD, which is short for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, is a severe form of lung disease that is characterized by increased breathlessness and obstruction of airflow from the lungs. People who are suffering from COPD are at an increased risk of developing lung cancer, heart diseases and many other conditions. It includes progressive lung diseases such as chronic bronchitis, emphysema, few forms of bronchiectasis and refractory (non-reversible) asthma. The former two are the most common c...more
Last Updated: 8 years ago• Featured Tip
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Smoking can cause irreparable damage to your mind and body. Chemicals in the tobacco travel to all parts of the body, leaving no area unaffected. According to available data, smoking causes 30% of all cancer deaths and about 80% deaths from emphysema and bronchitis. In addition to adversely affecting yourself, smoking also has a severe impact on your near and dear ones. According to WHO, about 600,000 people die every year from passive smoking. Out of the deaths that occur due to this, 1/3rd is ...more
Last Updated: 8 years ago• Featured Tip
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Lung capacity (or total lung capacity) refers to the total volume of air contained in the lungs after one complete inhalation and is a direct summation of your respiratory capacity and residual capacity (the amount you inhale and the amount your lungs can keep). A diminished lung capacity can stem from a number of conditions such as asthma, emphysema, lung cancer, or from bad habits such as excessive smoking. This, however, can be combated by a number of means.
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Last Updated: 8 years ago• Featured Tip
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Smoking can cause irreparable damage to your mind and body. Chemicals in the tobacco travel to all parts of the body, leaving no area unaffected. According to available data, smoking causes 30% of all cancer deaths and about 80% deaths from emphysema and bronchitis. In addition to adversely affecting yourself, smoking also has a severe impact on your near and dear ones. According to WHO, about 600,000 people die every year from passive smoking. Out of the deaths that occur due to this, 1/3rd is ...more
Last Updated: 1 year ago• Featured Tip
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Chronic respiratory diseases like bronchial asthma, bronchiectasis, copd, sarcoidosis and interstitial lung disease are vulnerable to repeated infections and multiple hospital visits or admission.
The main reasons for the increased susceptibility is altered lung defence, use of steroids in various respiratory conditions and multiple comorbidities like diabetes and coronary disease.
Patients should ideally be vaccinated for pneumococcal and influenza disease routinely.
The main reasons for the increased susceptibility is altered lung defence, use of steroids in various respiratory conditions and multiple comorbidities like diabetes and coronary disease.
Patients should ideally be vaccinated for pneumococcal and influenza disease routinely.
Last Updated: 2 years ago• Featured Tip
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1. Dr. Abhijay luthra
Https://www. Lybrate. Com/dehradun/doctor/dr-abhijay-luthra-general-physician
Mbbs bachelor of medicine and bachelor of surgery
2 years experience 500 at clinic 100 online
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Dr. Abhijay luthra is a general physician based in dehradun, with an mbbs degree from the maharashtra medical council. He is now regarded as one of the best doctors in the area thanks to his proficiency in treating a variety of ailments and...more
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Last Updated: 2 years ago• Featured Tip
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Phlegm can be simply defined as a type of mucus that is secreted in your chest area. You usually don't generate large amounts of phlegm unless you are under the weather with a cold or have another medical or health problem. Furthermore, you should also know that the phlegm you cough up is usually referred to as" sputum"
Do you ever notice that your sputum has different colors and wonder what they mean? there are many different conditions that can cause you to produce...more
Last Updated: 2 years ago• Featured Tip
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Pregnancy can affect your immune system, and as a result, it puts you at high risk of contracting a cold or cough. A pregnant lady needs to be extra careful to take the right precautions to both prevent getting a cold or cough or to treat it if she contracts it. ;
You can't just take medicines without worrying about its effects on you and your baby. Hence, many people prefer herbs based natural home remedies to treat cough and cold during pregnancy.
Last Updated: 2 years ago• Featured Tip
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Ayurvedic Doctor•Pune
Children are prone to infections like colds and coughs. Exposure to such viruses strengthens a kid s immune systems and their ability to combat them. If the coughing isn t severe or accompanied by additional, serious symptoms, you can assist your kid in managing their symptoms. ;
You can do so by making them feel comfortable and well rested as they do not require any type of medication or treatment if the symptoms are not affecting them. Many kids who have...more
Last Updated: 2 years ago• Featured Tip
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1. Dr. Hanish gupta
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Mbbs, dnb (general medicine)
19 years experience 500 - 700 at clinic
Dr. Hanish gupta can treat common symptoms such as a sore throat, cough, and cold. He has 19 years of expertise and is well-qualified to treat these diseases. He can cure nasal discharge in addition to these frequent disorders.
Cold and flu season has returned, and wi...more
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Last Updated: 2 years ago• Featured Tip
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Cough is said to be an indicative sign that some kind of irritation has occurred in your upper respiratory system such as any kind of inflammation, phlegm or mucus. It acts as a defense mechanism naturally for the protection of your nasal passages, lungs or throat. This problem of cough is typically divided into two different types which are given below: ;
Wet cough (productive), this happens when you are completely filled with mucus.
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Last Updated: 2 years ago• Featured Tip
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Ayurvedic Doctor•Varanasi
क्या है सुहागा
सुहागा या बोरेक्स आयुर्वेद में एक औषधि है। बोरेक्स का पुराना नाम टिंकल है जो संस्कृत शब्द टनाका से आया है। इसका उपयोग तिब्बत और फारस की झीलों में जमा होने वाले कच्चे बोरेक्स को संदर्भित करने के लिए किया जाता है। माना जाता है कि वर्तमान नाम बोरेक्स की उत्पत्ति अंग्रेजी शब्द बोरास से हुई है।
सुहागा आयुर्वेद में एक औषधि है। सुहागा को बोरेक्स के नाम से भी जाना जाता है और यह खनिज पोटेशियम बोरेट से आता है। बच्चों के साथ-साथ बड़ों के लिए भी इसके कई फायदे हैं। चूंकि यह हर तरह...more
सुहागा या बोरेक्स आयुर्वेद में एक औषधि है। बोरेक्स का पुराना नाम टिंकल है जो संस्कृत शब्द टनाका से आया है। इसका उपयोग तिब्बत और फारस की झीलों में जमा होने वाले कच्चे बोरेक्स को संदर्भित करने के लिए किया जाता है। माना जाता है कि वर्तमान नाम बोरेक्स की उत्पत्ति अंग्रेजी शब्द बोरास से हुई है।
सुहागा आयुर्वेद में एक औषधि है। सुहागा को बोरेक्स के नाम से भी जाना जाता है और यह खनिज पोटेशियम बोरेट से आता है। बच्चों के साथ-साथ बड़ों के लिए भी इसके कई फायदे हैं। चूंकि यह हर तरह...more
Last Updated: 2 years ago• Featured Tip
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Asthma is a chronic lung disease which has affected people of all ages including children. In this disease the muscles of the air tubes get constricted or swollen or excessive mucus production is observed in the airways leading to difficulty in breathing. The particular cause of the disease is not known as many people have it and many don't but doctors say that it may be due to certain genetic factors. Studies show that it has affected more than 3.2 crore people of the world and is mor...more
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Last Updated: 2 years ago• Featured Tip
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Pulmonologist•Noida
हमारे शरीर के बाकी अंगों की तरह फेफड़े भी बहुत महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका निभाते हैं। पर कई बार हम इनकी सेहत को नज़रअंदाज़ कर देते हैं। जब कभी हमें सांस लेने में तकलीफ होती है या खासी जैसी समस्या होती है तब हमारा ध्यान इनकी तरफ जाता है।दरअसल हमारे फेफड़ों को अपना सर्वोत्तम कार्य करने के लिए देखभाल की आवश्यकता होती है।सांस लेने पर आपके पूरे शरीर की कोशिकाओं को ऑक्सीजन मिलती है।अगर पर्याप्त ऑक्सीजन ना मिले तो स्वास्थ्य समस्याओं में बढ़ोत्तरी हो सकती है।ऐसी स्थिति में आपको सांस की बीमारि...more
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