Pneumonia - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic Pneumonia is an infection that inflames the air sacs in one or both lungs The air sacs may fill with fluid or pus (purulent material), causing cough with phlegm or pus, fever, chills, and difficulty breathing A variety of organisms, including bacteria, viruses and fungi, can cause pneumonia
Sepsis - Symptoms causes - Mayo Clinic Causes Any type of infection can lead to sepsis This includes bacterial, viral or fungal infections Those that more commonly cause sepsis include infections of: Lungs, such as pneumonia Kidney, bladder and other parts of the urinary system Digestive system Bloodstream Catheter sites Wounds or burns
COPD - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic Overview Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an ongoing lung condition caused by damage to the lungs The damage results in swelling and irritation, also called inflammation, inside the airways that limit airflow into and out of the lungs This limited airflow is known as obstruction Symptoms include trouble breathing, a daily cough that brings up mucus and a tight, whistling
Atelectasis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic Pneumonia Various types of pneumonia, which is a lung infection, can cause atelectasis Pneumothorax This is when air leaks into the space between your lungs and chest wall, causing some or all of a lung to collapse Scarring of lung tissue Injury, lung disease or surgery could cause scarring Tumor
Cirrhosis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic Sumera I Ilyas, M B B S , Transplant Hepatologist, Mayo Clinic I'm Dr Sumera Ilyas, a transplant hepatologist at Mayo Clinic In this video, we'll cover the basics of cirrhosis What is it? Who gets it? The symptoms, diagnosis and treatment Whether you're looking for answers for yourself or someone you love, we're here to give you the best information available Put simply, cirrhosis is
Emphysema - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic Emphysema is a long-term lung condition that causes shortness of breath Over time, the condition damages the thin walls of the air sacs in the lungs called alveoli In healthy lungs, these sacs stretch and fill with air when you breathe in The elastic sacs help the air leave when you breathe out But when the air sacs are damaged in emphysema, it's hard to move air out of your lungs This
Pulmonary embolism - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic A pulmonary embolism is a blood clot that blocks and stops blood flow to an artery in the lung In most cases, the blood clot starts in a deep vein in the leg and travels to the lung Rarely, the clot forms in a vein in another part of the body When a blood clot forms in one or more of the deep