What is "having hyperinflated lung fields?"  What will happen if nothing is done about it?
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It's hard to tell what they actually meant, but this sounds like it could be related to emphysema.  Emphysema is associated with lungs that trap air, causing a more transparent, inflated appearance on X-ray.  This finding could be inconsequential, or it could eventually lead to shortness of breath with or without exercise.  It should be looked into.  Avoid smoke and other irritants for sure.  If it's a young person, they might check on the possibility of an inherited condition that could cause premature emphysema (alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, for example).  \n\nThis is really a shot in the dark.  Good luck!
925762
Your lungs inflate because your chest expands (intercostal muscles flexing) and the diaphram flexes. This creates negative pressure inside the pleural cavity and causes the lungs to inflate (the actions of the chest wall and diaphragm essentially creates a vacuum and air tries to enter through the nasal or oral cavities, to reduce the vacuum)
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alright instead of a long docter explanation, its a shortage of breath and your chest when trying to regain breath its kinda like a positive negative reaction. they suck but if u loose breath again and slowly come back to breathing normal youll be fine.
629828
Go to a Doctor, you might have airthers
1005194
restrictive fibrosis -- hmm... has your father been exposed to fire and heat  (is he a fireman?) because i know pulmonary fibrosis is like "scarring of the lung" -- the lungs has been exposed to an environment that has "burned" it (one example) and the lungs created new scar tissues, attempting to repair it. the only down side is, the reason why it's called restrictive, is because it prevents your dad from taking deep breaths. these scar tissues are pretty strong -- they're not elastic. that's why... and when you don't take deep breaths, this could increase your risk of getting pneumonia.\n\nthis kind of disease is irreversible (meaning we cannot cure it) but there are therapeutic ways to help him breath effectively and prevent pneumonia. most probably, your father's doctor will teach him these therapeutic measures to help him. so don't worry. the only thing you need to worry about is, he has to do these things religiously, and also he has to take good care of his health because many complications may arise, if he doesn't.\n\nwhew! it's been a while since i last studied this. i apologize if i wasn't any helpful. i need to dust off those books again and start reading.
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Fluid in he lungs can be a late complication of severe breast cancer. It is prevented by taking the best care of yourself that you can. Not smoking and going by what your Doctor recommends. It is not a condition that I would worry about unless your Doctor tells you that you are at risk of it. If he tells you so he will advise you of what the best action is to take.
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I have heard of people living off of one lung, but your best bet would be to talk to the doctor at the hospital. He/She im sure would be more then glad to tell you everything you need to know... Hope he gets well soon!
658988
Lack of oxygen and possible infection\nyou'd need to go see the doctor to get it cleared up.\nDon't let it go untreated for too long or more serious complications could occur.
671044
Gee, my sister has had it a couple times in her life, she currently has been off work since the week before Christmas. \n\nShe was on antibiotics, and was going weekly for chest xrays and pulmanery function testing.  She is still off work (until June), but has finally had clear results. \n\nI would say however, it depends on the lung damage.  Check with your doctor, each person may have different results. \n\nGood luck.
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Not really an issue of the lungs getting enough oxygen or glucose.  If the heart is failing, blood starts to get backed up in the lungs.  The result is called "pulmonary edema."  Fluid seeps out of the pulmonary capillaries into the alveoli.  This makes it hard to breathe (it interferes with gas exchange).
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The one major symptom is shortness of breath, early on in the disease it come with mild exertion, as the disease worsens the shortness of breath becomes more constant.  Coughing becomes a problem, takes alot of work to bring up the junk forming in the lungs.  Panic breathing becomes a problem, this is when you just can't seem to get enough air into your lungs it is truly frightening.  COPD is treated with bronchodilators, anti-spasmodic medications and steroids usually in the form of inhalers.  This delivers the medication directly to the lungs where it will do the most good.  Oxygen is eventually required, since the COPD patient has a hard time getting enough air into his lungs, the higher oxygen concentration helps.  Further treatment is surgical.  Lung reduction surgery can help but in the end is only temporary.  The only way to be rid of COPD alltogethor is by lung transplant.  This is how I got rid of mine nearly 9 years ago.
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That really depends on you and how well you take care of your new lungs and how your body takes to them and also how strong your spirit is and your will to live! in my opinion though a doctor would be better suited to GUESS! 1 is in your control and the others arent! best of luck.
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There aren't really may complications from it.  PEEP (positive end expiratory pressure) is used when patients are being ventilated because their alveoli (the little things inside the lung where exchange of oxygen actually takes place) tend to collapse on themselves.  PEEP is used because it never allows the air to completely leave the lung and therefore the alveoli stay filled with air a little bit.  If the PEEP setting is too high, it may cause the alveoli to burst, but this will be seen on an X-ray and the setting will be changed.  PEEP is a good thing, though and doesn't usually cause problems.  Even if it does cause a few alveoli to rupture, this doesn't cause any long term damage.  Worst case scenario is that they may partially collapse a lung, but this is very, very rare and really easily treated with a chest tube for a few days.  When patients are mechanically ventilated they are monitored very closely to prevent these kinds of problems.  Hope this helps
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You probably have an upper respiratory infection, which if left untreated will develop into pneumonia. If you can, see a doctor. You could try OTC medication like Mucinex, which is supposed to free up congestion in your chest. Also humidifiers work wonders.
532845
You stop breathing in your sleep.  And unless you wake up, you could die if you don't start breathing again.  If you think that you have it, see if your insurance covers you being tested.  No cure, just help with a breathing machine at night.
510672
It's a condition in which air leaks into the space between the lungs and the chest wall.  It is serious because it leads to lung collapse and needs to be treated.  The treatment is to insert a thin tube into that space - called "the pleural space" that is in turn attached to a device that reinflates the lungs and keeps them that way as the leak heals.  Yes, it's a bit uncomfortable, but so is dying of asphyxia!
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Ohhhh, could be emphysema maybe.... go get checked out!