What's cystic fibrosis?
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Your body produces to much mucus and this causes you to have problems. It can affect your stomach, your lungs and your reproductive organs. Its a terminal illness and life expectantcy(sp) is between 31-36. If you need details let me know, i've learned alot about it.
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The below links should give you an overview, and refer you to other sources for more info.  Of course, the best info will come from a physician:\n\nhttp://www.answers.com/bronchiectasis\n\nhttp://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=35009\n\nhttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000144.htm\n\nhttp://www.bronchiectasis.info/\n\nhttp://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/brn/brn_whatis.html\n\nhttp://images.google.com/images?q=bronchiectasis&hl=en&btnG=Search+Images
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Restrictive airway disease is not a specific disease - its a term to describe any condition that decreases your ability to get air into your lungs.   It could be from a condition like scoliosis (an abnormal curving of the spine) which basically "squishes" the lungs, or from a problem with the lungs themselves, like pulmonary fibrosis.   But basically, it means your friend may have difficulty getting a big breath in, and may get short of breath during regular activities.
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1.  Cystic fibrosis is a disease that involves an inneffective Cl- channel.  This prevents cells from secreting Cl- and water.  In the lung, cells secrete mucos.  However, if they aren't secreting water, the mucus will become very thick, and be difficult to expel.  It is also a great breeding ground for bacterium such as staph aureus.  In the digestive system, it effects the pancreas and pancreatic enzymes.  This leads to digestive problems.\n2  HCl is needed to breakdown foods.  Without HCl, the stomach and intestines would not be able to properly breakdown food.\n3.  If CO is bound to hemoglobin, the RBCs will be unable to deliver oxygen to the rest of the body.\n4.  Listen to your instructor.  They probably know more than you.  That's why they're instructing.  Put seriously, hyperventilating won't help much, since it only causes you to lose oxygen capacity.\n5.  At high altitudes, you have less oxygen available, so you have less oxygen bound.  The curve would move to the right.
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Phlegm (pronounced /flɛm/) is a type of mucus produced by the respiratory system, excluding that from the nasal passages, and particularly that which is expelled by coughing (sputum).\n\n"Healthy" phlegm is normally clear or white. Yellow phlegm is normally a sign of an infection.  It's probably not serious but if it persist you should see a doctor.
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A pathological condition of the lungs marked by an abnormal increase in the size of the air spaces, resulting in labored breathing and an increased susceptibility to infection. It can be caused by irreversible expansion of the alveoli or by the destruction of alveolar walls. \n\nEmphysema in it self very rarely is life threatening, generally infections or trapping of air causes risk to the life. Weight loose is common in this condition, but you dont bother about fat. \n\nJust maintain a healthy life style, do daily brisk walk- initially for 10 min and then increase it to max of 30 min. Have a good protein and carb rich diet, avoid smoking, alcohol, fast food, soft drinks and add raw veggies in your diet. I have not seen any body die from emphysema rather i have seen many people enjoying their life with it
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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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I have read that the vas defrens are not normal in men with cystic fibrosis. I know women with the disease can get pregnant, but don't know any men who have the illness.
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pulmonary fibrosis is the gradual scarring of lung tissue.  there are several theories as to what causes the injury from genetic to autoimmune to enviromental factors. Air sacs become slowly replaced by scar tissue eventually affecting air exchange. Research in this area is limited. Pt have different stages of progession of disease
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Pulmonary fibrosis is a thickening of lung tissue.  Think scar tissue formation in the lungs.  Idiopathic is a term that means the doctor cannot pinpoint the cause of the fibrosis.  It can happen secondary to smoking or breathing other things that can cause damage (particulate matter-asbestos, dust, etc.).  You can also get fibrosis in the lungs when you inhale caustic substances like acid or ammonia gas.
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http://fibrovan.com/\nhttp://www.webmd.com/content/article/3/1680_51246.htm
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Incidence (annual) of Cystic Fibrosis: 2,500 babies annually USA; 1 in 3,000 Caucasian babies \n\nIncidence Rate: approx 1 in 108,800 \n\nMore details on prevalence is here.....\n\nhttp://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/c/cf/prevalence.htm
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Cf is a genetic disorder affecting the CFTR gene. Causes a fault in trans-membrane conductance. Chlorine is not excreted from the cells correctly, this causes sodium to be absorbed, water follows the sodium due to osmosis.\nThe result is the bodies mucus becomes too sticky. This has serious multi organ effects. For example the lugs become congested and bacterial infections occur.
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Do you mean cystic fibrosis?\n\nCystic fibrosis (CF), also called mucoviscidosis, is an autosomal, recessive, hereditary disease of the exocrine glands. It affects the lungs, sweat glands and the digestive system, causing chronic respiratory and digestive problems. It is caused by mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) protein. It is the most common fatal autosomal recessive disease in Caucasians.
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WHAT IS EMPHYSEMA?\n\nEmphysema is a condition in which the walls between the alveoli or air sacs within the lung lose their ability to stretch and recoil. The air sacs become weakened and break.  Elasticity of the lung tissue is lost, causing air to be trapped in the air sacs and impairing the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide. Also, the support of the airways is lost, allowing for airflow obstruction.\n\n  \nEarly symptoms include shortness of breath and cough.  \nSymptoms of emphysema include shortness of breath, cough and a limited exercise tolerance. Emphysema and chronic bronchitis frequently co-exist together to comprise chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). COPD does not include other obstructive lung diseases such as asthma.\n\nI'm a Respiratory Therapist. If you have more questions, please feel free to email me @ mike.marlow@yahoo.com
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Pulmonary fibrosis is the development of fiberous lung tissue as a result of a lung disease.  It is more apt to happen with chronic lung diseases.  So....the best thing to do is not smoke, wear a mask if you work in a lung hostile environment, eat healthy and exercise daily.  Also, if you have a respiratory illness, get treated for it early.  The quicker you get through a resp illness, the less damage done to your lungs.  This damage can accumulate over the years.