Lung Disease

There are a lot of lung disease out there, since our surrounding can be the cause of one of lung disease, such as smoke, radon, etc. These are things that we meet daily and almost in everyplace, however, lung disease cause can be come from our own family (genetic), that we cannot avoid it. Some of lung disease are really hard to detect its symptoms since, their symptoms more likely shows when these lung disease already in advance stage. All of this can occur since our lung has 'overbuilt' characteristic, its mean our lung can extent more and have a tremendous reserve volume as compared to the oxygen exchange requirements when at rest.

This is the reason that people can smoke for years without having a noticeable decrease in lung function, and noticeable lung disease. Lung cancer is one of lung disease that kills many people due to its symptoms that shows when its too late.


Diseases of the human lung belong to respiratory diseases. The following is a list of important medical conditions involving the lung. Many of these are caused or worsened by smoking. Lung disorders are generally handled by general practitioners, although patients may be referred to a pulmonologist.

• Lung cancer
  compared to other cancer, lung cancer may less common. But its kills more than any other cancer has.
• Emphysema
  enlargement of the air spaces in the lung, making it hard to breathe.
• Asthma
  immunological disease which causes the bronchioles to narrow by inflammation and spasm of the lining of the airway wall.
• Cystic fibrosis
  hereditary disease which causes the lung to produce abnormally viscous mucus.
• A pulmonary embolism
  occurs when a blood clot obstructs an artery leading to the lung.
• Tuberculosis
  transmittable bacterial infection of the lung, the most common infectious disease today.
• Pneumonia
  an infection of the lung, caused by bacteria, viruses or fungi.
• Pneumoconiosis
  an occupational lung disease caused by the inhalation of dust.
• Bronchitis
  an inflammation of the bronchi.
• A collapsed lung (pneumothorax) can occur when one or both walls of the pleural cavity are penetrated by injury, allowing air to enter.
• In pulmonary edema fluid from the capillaries enters the alveoli. This can be caused by weakness of the left side of the heart (resulting in a blood holdup in the lung), altitude sickness, or rarely inhaling toxic gases.
• Lung pinprick condition is a hereditary disease which results in decreased lung capacity and occasional shortness of breath.