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Scarring of the lung tissue decreases the amount of surface area that is available for gas exchange to take place in your lungs. So if your scarring was severe and irreversible, yes
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What does apical lung scarring mean?
What does mild apical lung scarring mean from the imaged lung apices?
What does apical scarring mean?
What does mild apical lung scarring mean from the imaged lung apices?
Is subsegmental atelectasis or scarring of the lung deadly?
Scarring of the lunch may or may not be deadly, depending on the severity. Subsegmental atelectasis is deadly, as it is a collapsed lung.
What is the formation of scar tissue in the lung resulting in decreased lung capacity and increased in breathing?
pulmonary fibrosis
What lung disease turns lungs to leather?
Pulmonary Fibrosis is the formation of fibrous tissue in the lung. It was described by the doctor as the lung turning to leather. It can also be described as scarring of the lung. We were told that there is no known cause.
What health problems are experienced by smokers?
Lung, throat, and mouth cancers, scarring of the lung, stains on teeth, liver problems, and many more.
Whats spots in lung tissue?
A spot on the lung tissue can be caused by scarring or from a benign tumor. It can, but does not always mean lung cancer. Asking your physician is the best course of action.
When did Margot Trooger die?
Margot Trooger died on April 24, 1994, in Mrlenbach, Hesse, Germany of fibroid lung.
Can chronic bronchitis cause lung scarring?
My doctor said my xrays showing lung scarring would have been caused by 20 years of marijuana smoking. I got pneumonia and asthma developed after that - they doctors said scarred lungs from long-tem marijuana use has made my lungs weaker and therefore caused the asthma o develop after the pneumonia.
What is mild scarring of the lung apices?
Mild scaring of the lung apices is a condition that might be seen on an x-ray of the lungs. This can be caused by a variety of illnesses and is treated by a physician.
Why is pneumoconiosis called black lung?
Because the inhaled dusts cause darkening of the lung tissue, the disease is also known as black lung.Pneumoconiosis refers to a lung condition in which fibrosis, or scarring of the lungs, occurs. The name of the pneumoconiosis depends upon the typed of dust inhaled which causes the lung scarring. For example - asbestosis is caused by breathing asbestos fibres. When the condition is caused by breathing in coal dust - the condition is known as coal miner's pneumoconiosis or black lung. The coal dust is black and the scarring of the lungs is also black. To read about the other types of pneumoconiosis and lung diseases caused from the inhalation of dust in the work place see the related link entitled "lung disease claim".
What are some asbestos related diseases?
Lung disease
