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    A Simple Guide to the Asthma and Lung Diseases
    A Simple Guide to the Asthma and Lung Diseases
    A Simple Guide to the Asthma and Lung Diseases
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    A Simple Guide to the Asthma and Lung Diseases

    By Kenneth Kee

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    What are Lung Diseases?

    Lung diseases are diseases that affect the lungs or cause the lungs to not able to function properly.

    Lung diseases are of a few types:
    1. Airway diseases

    Asthma and Bronchitis:
    These diseases involve the tubes or airways that carry oxygen in and out of the lungs.
    Airway diseases usually cause a narrowing of the airways such as in asthma and bronchitis.

    2. Lung tissue diseases:

    These diseases damage the structure of the lung tissue such as.
    a. Pulmonary fibrosis

    b. Chronic obstructive lung disease,

    c. Primary and secondary lung cancer

    d. Pneumonia

    Scarring or inflammation of the lung tissue makes the lungs unable to function properly.
    The damaged lung disease makes it difficult to breathe in oxygen and release carbon dioxide
    These diseases are usually more severe and dangerous because of damage to the lungs.
    These lung diseases are the third commonest cause of death after cancer and heart disease.

    3. Lung circulation diseases:

    These diseases affect the blood flow in the blood vessels in the lungs and are caused by clotting, scarring, or inflammation of the blood vessels.
    As a result the lungs are unable to take up oxygen and to release carbon dioxide.
    These lung diseases can also affect heart function.

    a. Pulmonary embolism
    Pulmonary embolism is a blood clot which forms in a vein, breaks free, travels through the heart and lodges in the lungs.
    Large pulmonary emboli are fatal, causing sudden death

    b. Pulmonary edema
    Pulmonary edema is the leakage of fluid from capillaries of the lung into the alveoli or air sacs.
    This condition is usually due to congestive heart failure.

    c. Pulmonary hemorrhage
    Pulmonary hemorrhage, inflammation and damage to capillaries in the lung can result in blood leaking into the alveoli.
    This may cause blood to be coughed up.

    4. Pleural Cavity diseases

    a. Pneumothorax:
    These diseases are caused by a hole in the pleura (lining covering the lung) resulting in air escaping from the lungs into the pleural cavity.
    The lung can collapse as a result of the escape of air from the lung into the pleural cavity.
    This is called a pneumothorax and can present an emergency because the air in the pleural cavity can compress the heart and the air tubes of the lungs.

    b. Pleural Effusion:
    A pleural condition is the collection of the fluid in the pleural cavity called a pleural effusion.
    The collection of fluid may be due to infection or inflammation of the pleural lining such as tuberculosis and cancer.
    Fluid may also collects in the pleural cavity as a result of congestive heart failure.

    c. Pleural Mesothelioma (a cancer of the pleural lining) is usually caused by exposure to asbestos.dust.

    Diagnosis of Lung Diseases:

    Respiratory diseases may be investigated by performing one or more of the following tests
    1. Chest X-rays

    2. Pulmonary Function Tests

    3. CT Scan of the lungs

    4. Culture of micro-organisms from sputum or respiratory aspirates

    5. Bronchoscopy

    6. Biopsy of the lung or pleura

    Treatment of lung Diseases:

    The treatment of the lung diseases depends on the types of diseases and the causes.

    TABLE OF CONTENT

    Chapter 1 Lung Diseases

    Chapter 2 Asthma

    Chapter 3 Bronchitis

    Chapter 4 Cough

    Chapter 5 Pleural Effusion

    Chapter 6 Pneumothorax

    Chapter 7 Pneumonia

    Chapter 8 Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease

    Chapter 9 Lung Cancer

    Chapter 10 Epilogue

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKenneth Kee
    Release dateMay 7, 2013
    ISBN9781301695386
    A Simple Guide to the Asthma and Lung Diseases
    Author

    Kenneth Kee

    Medical doctor since 1972.Started Kee Clinic in 1974 at 15 Holland Dr #03-102, relocated to 36 Holland Dr #01-10 in 2009.Did my M.Sc (Health Management ) in 1991 and Ph.D (Healthcare Administration) in 1993.Dr Kenneth Kee is still working as a family doctor at the age of 74However he has reduced his consultation hours to 3 hours in the morning and 2 hours inthe afternoon.He first started writing free blogs on medical disorders seen in the clinic in 2007 on http://kennethkee.blogspot.com.His purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of his patients which is also his dissertation for his Ph.D (Healthcare Administration). He then wrote an autobiography account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.comThis autobiography account “A Family Doctor’s Tale” was combined with his early “A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders” into a new Wordpress Blog “A Family Doctor’s Tale” on http://ken-med.com.From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 1000 eBooks.He apologized for typos and spelling mistakes in his earlier books.He will endeavor to improve the writing in futures.Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.The later books go into more details of medical disorders.He has published 1000 eBooks on various subjects on health, 1 autobiography of his medical journey, another on the autobiography of a Cancer survivor, 2 children stories and one how to study for his nephew and grand-daughter.The purpose of these simple guides is to educate patient on health disorders and not meant as textbooks.He does not do any night duty since 2000 ever since Dr Tan had his second stroke.His clinic is now relocated to the Buona Vista Community Centre.The 2 units of his original clinic are being demolished to make way for a new Shopping Mall.He is now doing some blogging and internet surfing (bulletin boards since the 1980's) startingwith the Apple computer and going to PC.The entire PC is upgraded by himself from XT to the present Pentium duo core.The present Intel i7 CPU is out of reach at the moment because the CPU is still expensive.He is also into DIY changing his own toilet cistern and other electric appliance.His hunger for knowledge has not abated and he is a lifelong learner.The children have all grown up and there are 2 grandchildren who are even more technically advanced than the grandfather where mobile phones are concerned.This book is taken from some of the many articles in his blog (now with 740 posts) A Family Doctor’s Tale.Dr Kee is the author of:"A Family Doctor's Tale""Life Lessons Learned From The Study And Practice Of Medicine""Case Notes From A Family Doctor"

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      A Simple Guide to the Asthma and Lung Diseases - Kenneth Kee

      A

      Simple

      Guide

      to

      Asthma

      And

      Lung

      Diseases

      by

      Dr Kenneth Kee

      M.B.,B.S. (Singapore)

      Ph.D (Healthcare Administration)

      Copyright Kenneth Kee 2012 Smashwords Edition

      Published By Kenneth Kee at a Smashwords.com

      Dedication

      This book is dedicated

      to my wife Dorothy

      and my children

      Carolyn, Grace

      and Kelvin

      This book describes the asthma and Lung Diseases which are seen in some of my patients in my Family Clinic.

      This eBook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This eBook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each reader.

      If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy.

      Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Chapter 1

      Lung Diseases

      What are Lung Diseases?

      Lung diseases are diseases that affect the lungs or cause the lungs to not able to function properly.

      Lung diseases are of a few types:

      1. Airway diseases

      Asthma and Bronchitis:

      These diseases involve the tubes or airways that carry oxygen in and out of the lungs.

      Airway diseases usually cause a narrowing of the airways such as in asthma and bronchitis.

      2. Lung tissue diseases:

      These diseases damage the structure of the lung tissue such as.

      a. Pulmonary fibrosis

      b. Chronic obstructive lung disease,

      c. Primary and secondary lung cancer

      d. Pneumonia

      Scarring or inflammation of the lung tissue makes the lungs unable to function properly.

      The damaged lung disease makes it difficult to breathe in oxygen and release carbon dioxide

      These diseases are usually more severe and dangerous because of damage to the lungs.

      These lung diseases are the third commonest cause of death after cancer and heart disease.

      3. Lung circulation diseases:

      These diseases affect the blood flow in the blood vessels in the lungs and are caused by clotting, scarring, or inflammation of the blood vessels.

      As a result the lungs are unable to take up oxygen and to release carbon dioxide.

      These lung diseases can also affect heart function.

      a. Pulmonary embolism

      Pulmonary embolism is

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