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Lungs
Lungs are a pair of elastic and spongy organs that help the body breathe. They are present inside the rib cage in thoracic cavity of humans.
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What is the function of the lungs?
The primary function of the lungs is respiration. So they enable you to breathe and thus bring oxygen into the body and carry out carbon dioxide. They receive air from the atmosphere through the nose and mouth with every inhale. That oxygen passes through the lining of the lungs and into the capillaries that run next to them. That allows the transfer of the oxygen in the air to pass into the blood stream.
The oxygenated blood travels to the chambers of the heart and then to the rest of the body. The heart then pumps that oxygen in the blood throughout the body to feed and enrich every cell of the body.
Throughout this process, the diaphragm and chest muscles help the expand the lungs which draws fresh air into them, and compresses the lungs to exhaust the used air from them.
It may run in your family. Or if an untreated infection spreads.
I am not really clear on the question, this can occur in premature babies for a variety of reasons.
The Alveoli could not function properly and thus leak air into the the lung space. This rare condition is called Pneumothora.
This happens because the underdeveloped lungs lack the slippery surface needed. Also due to the lungs not functioning correctly it is necessary that a breathing machine is used to force oxygen into the lungs and this can also cause the lungs to burst.
Can a person be born with cancer in the lungs?
no, a person can t be born with any kind of cancer, they can devolpe certain cancers at a younge age but not born with it.
Sadly, your wrong, I know of several cases where the child was DX with lung cancer as well as brain tumors during a routine ultrasound during gestation.
So Yes, children can be born with cancer. Neuroblastoma is the most common with children being diagnosed at birth, because the tumors surround the nerve muscles the child does not respond as a healthy child does during exams....
Can severe cat urine odor cause permanent damage to the lungs?
Due to the presence of ammonia in urine, it is feasibly possible, assuming the levels of ammonia in the air reach unprecedented concentrations, for the ammonia to alter the internal chemistry of the lungs and cause damage.
Under normal circumstances, this is nearly impossible.
What is an outline of treatment designed to remedy a patient's condition?
The outline of treatment designed to remedy a patient's condition is a treatment plan. Treatment plans may encompass curative care or palliative care.
How often should oxygen be used and how much water should one drink to remove fluid from the lungs?
This is a two part question:
1. How often should oxygen be used. Home oxygen therapy is used for patients unable to maintain an oxygen saturation over 88%. It is also used for people who have sleep apnea but do not need or tolerate CPAP therapy. If you are prescribed oxygen for sleep apnea, you only need to wear it at night. If you wear it for hypoxia (COPD, CHF, etc), you may need to only wear oxygen when you are active, or you may need it all the time. The precribing provider should give you that information. Follow the instructions your provider gave you.
2. Fluid restriction can be used to help control Congestive heart failure, in addition to diuretics. There is no strict number that works for everyone. You should discuss this with your provider. Typically, fluid restriction is less than 2 liters per day, but your provider will tailor this to your specific needs.
Do they still use a tube to clean the tar out of the lungs?
It is called an aspirator and it is only used if it is needed to remove an obstruction in the bronchial tubes and upper airways at the top of the lungs. Tar really can;t be removed from the lings from smoking. If you quit smoking, the body naturally removes some of it abut not all of it. Several areas of the lungs are destroyed over the course of smoking in years so once that happens they won;t change but lung function almost immediately improves and within about 5 years you normal functions (albeit for the damaged lung tissue) will operate pretty much normally if not affected by disease.
How are the jobs of the lungs and large intestine similar to the job of your kidneys?
All of the organs mentioned excrete waste. The lungs excrete carbon dioxide, the large intestine excretes solid waste, and the kidneys excrete nitrogenous waste.
Air moves out of the lungs because?
The muscles that expand the rib cage relax and let it fall back into place under its own weight. That leads to higher pressure in the lung that outside and so air moved from the high pressure to the low pressure out of the lung.
The lungs operate independently , and you can live with one lung.
