Restrictive lung diseases such as pulmonary fibrosis make it harder to inhale air. The diagnosis and treatment for ...

“Patients with mild-to-moderate COPD who have low exercise tolerance are likely to experience poor respiratory health outcomes,” the investigators concluded. “Exercise tolerance may be considered one ...

Objective: To investigate the prevalence of daytime hypercapnia in patients with OSAS; the association of daytime hypercapnia and obesity, obstructive airflow limitation, restrictive lung ...

Patients with HIV have higher risk for obstructive lung disease, gas exchange impairment, a rapid reduction in lung function, and emphysema.

Multiple chemicals in cigarette smoke and e-cigarettes alter the function of a key type of lung immune cell. Cigarette ...