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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| second hand smoke | 9/3/2005 | Gary |
| Q: I work in a small preschool with a nursery for the children of staff members. My asssitant is ... A: We know that the components of tobacco smoke are the harmful things and we know that tobacco smoke ... | ||
| Flem in the lungs | 8/30/2005 | Jane |
| Q: My question is reguarding flem buildup in the lungs and trouble breathing. What causes this flem ... A: Phlegm can be caused by a number of things. It would be wise to go and see a doctor to make sure ... | ||
| Emphysema | 8/11/2005 | Jane |
| Q: I was diagnosed with emphysema a number of years ago my xray showed aveoli damage and yet when I ... A: I don't have a great deal of knowledge about emphysema, although a lung capacity of 93% does seem ... | ||
| Short of Breath | 7/24/2005 | Gary |
| Q: Gary- I am a healthy male in his 30's who has mild asthma. I work at a hotel as a van driver and ... A: If your asthma is usually well controlled then something is making it play up at the moment. Don't ... | ||
| Short of Breath | 7/24/2005 | Jane |
| Q: Jane- I am a healthy male in his 30's who has mild asthma. I work at a hotel as a van driver and ... A: All Experts volunteers are not allowed to form any sort of diagnosis. Noxious fumes are a lung ... | ||
| do u know anything about this.. | 7/14/2005 | Gary |
| Q: please help me i really need to know these things and i will appreciate it so much. thank ... A: You have stopped at the right time. If you have only smoked for 4 years and are still only 17 now, ... | ||
| deadly lung diseases and reversing them | 7/6/2005 | Jane |
| Q: My uncle, five years ago, was diagnosed with lung disease. Unfortunately he didn't tell anyone ... A: I'm sorry your Uncle is ill. Unfortunately fibrocystosis is not my area of knowledge. Researching ... | ||
| NON SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER | 6/30/2005 | Jane |
| Q: WHAT IS "NON SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER"? IS IT CURABLE? DID ANYBODY WITH THE ABOVE DISEASE HAD ... A: The Cancer Research UK site states that "There are three types of non-small cell lung cancer. These ... | ||
| NON SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER | 6/30/2005 | Gary |
| Q: WHAT IS "NON SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER"? IS IT CURABLE? DID ANYBODY WITH THE ABOVE DISEASE HAD ... A: I'm not sure I'll be able to answer your question fully. Lung cancers are a very specialist area and ... | ||
| copd | 6/24/2005 | Gary |
| Q: Last week I went for a chest x-ray due to a broken, it wasn't broken, but my doctor called to tell ... A: First of all what was broken? You didn't type this in your question. Secondly, what is the Big "E"? ... | ||
| lung pains | 6/15/2005 | Gary |
| Q: I'm a teenage girl and in good health. Lately I have been getting random pains in the left side of ... A: The likelihood is that it's nothing serious and will go away in time. It could be something as ... | ||
| COPD treatments | 6/2/2005 | Gary |
| Q: Gary, Do you know what advances there have been in the treatment of COPD? And, what new and/or ... A: I prefer to refer to them as "therapies" because using the word "treatment" suggests there is a cure ... | ||
| Career | 5/20/2005 | Gary |
| Q: Sir, I'm doing a project as part of Health class in which I have to interview experts. I will highly ... A: I would say that the ability to communicate with other people is the most important skill a person ... | ||
| influence of food on asthma | 5/8/2005 | Gary |
| Q: Gary, Is food, e.g. milk and milkproducts known to have any influence on asthma? Greetings, Agnes A: The influence that various foods have on asthma is a controversial topic. It isn't fully understood. ... | ||
| Tuberculosis | 4/21/2005 | Gary |
| Q: I wonder if you have an idea about how long a healthy person could go without knowing they had TB ... A: Firstly, it's important to remember that "TB infection" and "TB disease" are different. TB infection ... | ||
| smoking | 4/16/2005 | Gary |
| Q: I was recently a teenage smoker, who am now quiting I want to know are there anyways to reverse the ... A: A 2 month smoking history is unlikely to have caused long-lasting damage. So, I doubt there is ... | ||
| back pain | 3/22/2005 | Gary |
| Q: NO diagnosis requested... just a general opinion. Hypothetically speakaing, might some form of lung ... A: To be honest, I'm not sure. I would imagine, though, that if the lungs were the cause of the back ... | ||
| COPD ?? | 3/8/2005 | Gary |
| Q: I am a 50yr old male and I was diagnosed with asthma approx. 10yrs ago by the family Doctor which ... A: COPD Guidance in the UK suggests that mucolytics (like Bisolven) which are meant to make it easier ... | ||
| Can an otherwise healthy, nonsmoking person get COPD | 2/17/2005 | Gary |
| Q: I'm not asking about a real person. I understand if you don't want to answer a question that isn't ... A: Your question isn't too petty. It is, however, pushing the boundaries of my knowledge! Firstly, ... | ||
| Help for bronchitis | 2/14/2005 | Gary |
| Q: I have bronchitis. I am having difficulty breathing. I have taken Doxycycline 100 mg. and Ambifed-G ... A: It could be that you don't have a bacterial infection that is making your breathing worse at the ... | ||
| Overcrowding | 2/6/2005 | Gary |
| Q: I always hear lecturers telling us that overcrowding at home leads to faster spread of infection. ... A: I don't think there are figures that determine overcrowding. It is more than just the number of ... | ||
| EMPHYSEMIA | 2/6/2005 | Gary |
| Q: My father-in-law has had empyhsemia for 5 years now.He has recurring bouts of breathing difficulties ... A: Steroids often help with what is called "exacerbations" (a sudden worsening) of emphysema. However, ... | ||
| can a doctor tell if i smoke? | 1/30/2005 | Gary |
| Q: I smoke, not heavily though. Maybe 5 cigs a week. But when I blow my nose, there are black ... A: Black particles can be caused by different things, usually things you've inhaled. For example, ... | ||
| copd | 1/21/2005 | Gary |
| Q: I have copd and have smoked for 42 years. I'm going through smoking cessation classes now. I was ... A: Well done for trying to stop smoking. It is the best thing you will ever do to help the COPD. If you ... | ||
| Breathing Problem | 11/24/2004 | Gary |
| Q: For more than a month now i have had trouble breathing, I find my self really gasping for air ... A: I must say I agree with the doctor that said you have GERD. Even before I reached the paragraph in ... | ||
| COPD | 11/21/2004 | Gary |
| Q: Gary, thanks for your respose to my inquiry about COPD & oxygen therapy. I live in USA. RE: 59 ... A: With what you have just told me about the lower end of normal being 90, I think they are more likely ... | ||
| COPD | 11/20/2004 | Gary |
| Q: I have been diagnosed with COPD (oxygen level 59) & oxygen therapy is prescribed when sleeping & ... A: Which country do you live in? My guess is that you live outside of the UK because you say your ... | ||
| Lungs | 11/13/2004 | Gary |
| Q: My husband became short of breath 2 weeks ago, made worse by lying down. We saw an MD at a walk-in ... A: The CT, X-ray, and blood tests should show if something more than pneumonia is present. If they ... | ||
| Lung disease | 11/7/2004 | Jane |
| Q: Jane. I had a routine chest x-ray done and my doctor said it showed I have slightly hyperinflated ... A: Hyperinflation can be caused by a number of lung conditions. The most common is asthma. This is the ... | ||
| pleurisy | 10/30/2004 | Jane |
| Q: what is the pleurisy? A: I notice that you have asked two questions about lung diseases. A great source of information to ... | ||
| Smoker's cough | 10/27/2004 | Gary |
| Q: What is meant by smoker's cough? Why do they have dry cough in the mornings? Has it something to do ... A: Smoker's cough is the term given to the rasping /productive cough that many years of smoking can ... | ||
| Smoker's cough | 10/26/2004 | Jane |
| Q: What is smoker's cough and why do they cough every morning after they get up from sleep? Is it in ... A: "Cigarette smoke contains chemicals that irritate the air passages and lungs. When a smoker inhales ... | ||
| what are the sounds can be... | 10/24/2004 | Jane |
| Q: what are the sounds can be heared by auscultation in differant respiratory diseases? A: Here is a site that explains the different types of lung sounds and what they can mean. ... | ||
| chest pain | 10/24/2004 | Gary |
| Q: what are the differant causes of chest pain? A: Chest pain can be caused by lots of things. Some respiratory conditions can cause chest pain too but ... | ||
| tuberculosis | 10/22/2004 | Gary |
| Q: I am 32 years old married guy who is having tuberculosis of lymph nodes, in the area of superior ... A: Firstly, I'm confused by your liver biopsy report. OK, you have TB in the mediastinal lymph nodes, ... | ||
| i dont know if i have emphysemia | 10/5/2004 | Gary |
| Q: i have been diagnosed with emphysemia im 57 years old and was diagnosed through an xray when i went ... A: From the way you describe yourself, it doesn't sound as if you are experiencing severe symptoms. In ... | ||
| ears | 10/4/2004 | Jane |
| Q: i saw my ent specialist and he said my squelching in my ears when i open my mouth is due to jaw ... A: Sorry - but jaw problems are not in my area of knowledge. Did your ENT doctor explain how and why ... | ||
| shortness of breath pain in lungs | 9/26/2004 | Gary |
| Q: I grew up with 2 heavy smoking parents. (three packs a day each )I have never smoked. My mom died of ... A: There could be a number of reasons that you feel the way you do. The story you give could tempt ... | ||
| please helpme | 9/26/2004 | Jane |
| Q: please can you help me in anyway i told you i saw an ENT specialist 3who said the problem with the ... A: Yes I remember your last post. I hope you received the answer I sent yesteday as your question still ... | ||
| please help me | 9/26/2004 | Gary |
| Q: please can you help me in anyway i told you i saw an ENT specialist 3who said the problem with the ... A: I'm afraid I can't help any further with this. It is beyond my level of knowledge. It sounds as if ... | ||
Gary
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Will attempt to answer any question on respiratory disease, but please don`t ask me to make a diagnosis. Although I`ve worked as a respiratory specialist nurse in the UK for 6 years, I know nothing about the health systems of other countries. I have a particular interest in asthma, COPD, spirometry, and tuberculosis.
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