From: James Krainson, MD	Category: Lung Disease
City: Miami	Language: English

Dr. Jim Krainson, a sleep medicine specialist, discusses the cardiovascular complications of Sleep Apnea. Low oxygen form sleep apnea at night can cause angina because there is not enough oxygen to the heart muscle. Arousals at night occur because your brain wakes up when you stop breathing. This causes stress on the heart, and raises blood pressure. People that snore loudly, has daytime sleepiness, or stops breathing at night should see a sleep doctor.

From: Melvyn Rubenfire, MD	Category: Lung Disease
City: Ann Arbor	Language: English

Risks of heavy snoring: Dr. Melvyn Rubenfire, a cardiologist from the Univ. of Michigan discusses the riss of heavy snoring, which include sudden death, heart disease and arrythmias. When a person obstructs their airway at night causing low oxygen levels, it then causes a surge of adrenalin and hormones that contribute to high blood pressure, heart attacks, and heart failure.

From: Edward Eden, MD	Category: Lung Disease
City: New York	Language: English

Dr. Edward Eden, the Chief of Pulmonary/Critical Care at Roosevelt Hospital, discusses the common symptoms of COPD, or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, a common lung problem associated with smoking. The most common symptom of COPD is shortness of breath and shortness of breath with exertion. Chronic cough and mucous production, and enlarged chest cavity are also common.

From: Edward Eden, MD	Category: Lung Disease
City: New York	Language: English

Dr. Edward Eden, the Chief of Pulmonary/Critical Care at Roosevelt Hospital, discusses the prevention of COPD. Smoking is the most common contributing factor to COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. So not smoking is one of the keys to prevention of COPD.

From: Edward Eden, MD	Category: Lung Disease
City: New York	Language: English

Dr. Edward Eden, the Chief of Pulmonary/Critical Care at Roosevelt Hospital, discusses the treatment of COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. COPD is a common lung disease associated with smoking. Treatment includes general good health, exercise, good nutrition, flu vaccination, pneumonia vaccination, avoidance of smoking, and medications- such as inhalers that dilate the bronchial tubes.

From: Edward Eden, MD	Category: Lung Disease
City: New York	Language: English

Dr. Edward Eden, the Chief of Pulmonary/Critical Care at Roosevelt Hospital, discusses the prognosis of COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a common disease associated with smoking. When you stop smoking the prognosis becomes significantly improved.

From: James Krainson, MD	Category: Lung Disease
City: Miami	Language: English

This animated video reviews the pathophysiology and treatment of asthma and COPD. Asthma is caused by inflammation and hyperreactivity of the airways. Inhaled corticosteroids are the mainstay of treatment of asthma. It decreases the inflammation and decreases mucous production. Inhaled Bronchodilators are also used to decrease the hyperreactivity.

From: James Krainson, MD	Category: Lung Disease
City: Miami	Language: English

This animated video shows you how a clot commonly forms in the deep veins in the legs, called DVT-Deep venous thrombosis, and then travels through the IVC- the main vein from the legs, then through the heart to the lungs, causing a PE-pulmonary embolus.

From: William Frazier, MD	Category: Lung Disease
City: Jackson	Language: English

Sleep Disorders: Dr. William Frazier, a pulmonologist, discusses sleep disorders. The most common sleep disorder is sleep apnea. Sleep apnea occurs when the airway closes at night to cause you to stop breathing for a short period of time. This happens many times a night and causes many problems, including poor sleep. The most common symptom is snoring. Sleep apnea can causes multiple medical problems, and should be evaluated with a sleep study if sleep apnea is suspected.