Hundreds of diseases that cause scarring or inflammation in your lungs are known as interstitial lung disease (ILD)—also called pulmonary fibrosis. All of these diseases make it more difficult to ...

As with palpation, make sure your hands are warm before you begin percussion. Start at the back and check each side to compare the quality of the sensation. It is key to keep the wrist loose and the ...

A pulmonologist discusses the history and influence of race-based reference equations in pulmonary function testing interpretation and patient care.

Even as a respiratory therapist, Leia Kennedy didn't know about a lung cancer screening exam that can find those cancers early. But she knows the toll it can take when it is found late, as it was with ...

As part of a comprehensive lung exam, a doctor may try to listen for various sounds by tapping your back and chest with their hand, which is a test called percussion. If the percussion produces a drum ...

If you have trouble breathing, your doctor may recommend a few tests to figure out what’s causing it. Some measure how much air you breathe in or out or how much oxygen is going from your lungs to the ...

Saliva molecular testing showed strong accuracy for pulmonary tuberculosis. Read more about this nonsputum diagnostic approach.

Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a common and potentially life threatening condition that doctors categorize as acute, subacute, or chronic. Deep vein thrombosis can increase a person’s risk of any type of ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — Hundreds of thousands of Americans will receive a lung cancer diagnosis this year. Alabama’s five-year survival rate is trailing the rest of the county. 21.3% of lung cancer ...

Study to evaluate clinical performance of CyPath® Lung for the early detection of lung cancer in high-risk patientsMurtha Cancer Center Research Program at Uniformed Services University of the Health ...

Background: Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are present in much higher concentrations indoors, where people spend most of their time, than outdoors and may have adverse health effects. VOCs have ...