What Is Obstructive Lung Disease? People with obstructive lung disease have shortness of breath because it's hard for them to exhale all the air from their lungs. Because of damage to the lungs or ...

Restrictive lung diseases are chronic conditions that limit the ability of the lungs to expand during inhalation. This reduces the amount of air that the person can breathe in. A range of chronic ...

Obstructive lung diseases like COPD cause trouble when you're exhaling air. Restrictive lung diseases like pulmonary fibrosis make it harder to inhale air, reducing total lung capacity. There are two ...

The results of spirometry test can be interpreted to provide valuable information about the function of the lungs and respiratory system and guide diagnostic and treatment decisions. There are various ...

Obstructive lung disease is a type of lung disease that occurs due to blockages or obstructions in the airways. The main symptom is shortness of breath. Blockages damage the lungs and cause their ...

A spirometrically-defined restrictive ventilatory defect is a common finding when performing spirometry. A population-based study was conducted in Spain. The response rate from 11 participating ...

Gross 5 and others, 8 using kymographic tracings, demonstrated that the total time of the maximum forced expiratory-ventilatory effort was remarkably constant among normal persons of all ages as ...

Restrictive Lung Disease: Causes, Diagnosis, and Recovery Explained: By Ankita Marik Have you ever fell short of breath? Like, the kind of breathlessness that feels deeper than fatigue, like your ...