From: American College of Physicians Annals of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine Report	Category: Lung Disease
City: Philadelphia	Language: English

According to a study published in Annals of Internal Medicine, the flagship journal of the American College of Physicians, pipe and cigar smoke may be more harmful than once thought. While some believe pipes and cigars are healthier than cigarettes, a major known cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the study directly links pipe and cigar smoking to decreased lung function.

From: Johnson and Johnson, Health	Category: Lung Disease
City: New Brunswick	Language: English

Sleep disorders include restless legs syndrome as well as other sleep disturbances, but sleep apnea is by far the most common sleep disorder. A sleep study is performed to determine if you have sleep apnea. This video demonstrates how a sleep study is performed. The symptoms, such as severe snoring, and excessive daytime sleepiness can be significantly improved with treatment of sleep apnea.

From: Childrens Hospital, STL	Category: Lung Disease
City: Saint Louis	Language: English

The peak flow meter is used to measure air flow through the lungs. It can be used increase the amount of airflow in patients with asthma and other lung problems to help them to increase the amount of air they are getting into the lungs. It is also a good measure of the activity of asthma in children.

From: Childrens Hospital, STL	Category: Lung Disease
City: Saint Louis	Language: English

How to use a diskus for asthma relief. The diskus, which is most commonly the brand name medicine Advair, is used for the symptomatic treatment of asthma and COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. IF used correctly, this type of medicine can improve the symptom of shortness of breath with asthma.

From: Childrens Hospital, STL	Category: Lung Disease
City: Saint Louis	Language: English

How to use the nebulizer machine: This video shows you how to use the nebulizer. The symptoms of asthma and other lung diseases can be significantly improved with the use of medications in a nebulizer. The common medications used with a nebulizer are albuterol and xopenex.

From: Christopher Chang, MD	Category: Lung Disease
City: Warrenton	Language: English

The sleep study, a way to measure how well you sleep at night. Sleep apnea is a disease in which the sleep is disturbed by multiple episodes of brief awakening due to episodes when you briefly stop breathing. Sleep apnea can cause daytime sleepiness, fatigue, decreased energy. A sleep study helps to diagnose sleep apnea.

From: Robert Frantz, MD	Category: Lung Disease
City: Rochester	Language: English

Pulmonary Hypertension. Dr. Robert Frantz, a cardiologist at the Mayo Clinic, discusses pulmonary hypertension, which is having high pressure in the lungs. There are a number of different causes of pulmonary hypertension. Symptoms of pulmonary hypertension include shortness of breath, chest pain, or feeling faint with activity, or fainting. This illness can affect young people. Newer treatments include some of the medicines used for erectile dysfunction, such as Viagra.

From: steve kaner, md	Category: Lung Disease
City: Las Vegas	Language: English

This animated video shows you what happens in the lungs when you have pulmonary hypertension, and what the complications of pulmonary hypertension are. Increased amounts of an exzyme endothelin causes constriction of the arteries of the lung, increasing the pressure in these vessels. The main symptom in patients with pulonary fibrosis is shortness of breath. Video courtesy of Blausen Medical.

From: Norman Kopman, DO	Category: Lung Disease
City: Dallas	Language: English

Irregularities in the veins of the leg cause inflammation. This inflammation causes your body for form a clot. This clot can move from the veins in the legs, through the heart to the lungs, causing a pulmonary embolus. The symptoms of pulmonary embolus are shortness of breath, chest pain, and lightheadedness, and coughing. If you have any of these symptoms and are short of breath, call your doctor immediately. Video courtesy of Blausen medical.