Asbestosis is an occupational pneumoniosis caused by long-term inhaling of asbestosis dust. Asbestosis was caused by the long-term exposure of workers in the mining and transportation of asbestos-mines, asbestos-processing plants, and asbestos-products factories to inhaling asbestos-dust during operations. Asbestine is a natural compound whose heat resistance and structural properties make it useful in construction and shipbuilding materials, car brakes, and some fabrics. After inhaling it, the fibers would be deposited in the lungs, leading to the formation of lung interstitial inflammation and plaque. Asbestosis can also cause lung cancer, especially in people who smoke at the same time. The chances of asbestosis in non-professional people were extremely low.
The causes of lung lumps include smoking or dust, infection, autoimmunity, benign lung tumors, malignant lung tumors, and so on. Smoking or dust can cause an immune inflammation reaction, forming a granuloma. Nodules can also be caused by infections such as malaria, aspergillosa, and cryptococci. Immune diseases such as rheumatism, necrotizing, and sarcoidosis can also lead to the formation of noduli. Benign tumors of the lung, such as tumors, hamartomas, and cavernous tumors, may also cause these tumors. Lung cancer, such as lung adenomas or metastasizing malignant tumors, can also cause lung nodes to appear.
Lung diseases that could cause vomiting of blood included bronchiectasis, malaria, lung cancer, lung abscesses, lung cancer, and severe pneumonias. When the blood vessels in the lungs were attacked by inflammation, infection, or tumors, it might cause the blood vessels to rupture, causing symptoms of vomiting blood. The severity of the specific lung disease causing vomiting blood depends on the severity of the condition. In some cases, it may require emergency treatment, while in other cases, it may not be so serious.
There were many types of lung diseases. The common ones included chronic obstruction lung disease, bronchiectasis, lung cancer, and so on. These diseases would cause different symptoms, such as chest tightness, wheezing, breathing difficulties, coughing, expectoration, hemoptysis, fear of cold, high fever, chest pain, and so on. For patients with respiratory diseases, relevant examinations were needed in time to confirm the diagnosis, and corresponding treatment was given according to the diagnosis.
Lung consumption and lung flaccidity were two different diseases. Although they both occurred in the lungs, there were some differences that could be used to differentiate them. Lung flaccidity was a disease caused by many chronic diseases in the lung. It was mainly manifested as coughing, spitting, and saliva. On the other hand, the symptoms of phthisis were cough, hemoptysis, hot flashes, night sweats, and so on. It was contagious. Lung flaccidity could be the later transformation of lung consumption, but lung consumption was not equal to lung flaccidity. The two had different degrees of cause and effect. Therefore, by observing the symptoms and understanding the medical history, it was possible to differentiate between consumption and lung flaccidity.
The symptoms of lung injury included coughing, wheezing, hemoptysis, chest fullness, back pain, plain face, withered fur, and so on.
Lung dust aspiration disease was known as pneumoniosis or silicosis in clinical practice. It was a lung disease caused by inhaling a large amount of harmful dust in the working or living environment for a long time. The dust would stay in the lungs for a long time, causing damage to the lung tissue. It could cause chronic inflammation, leading to lung inflammation, inflammation, and even the formation of pseudotumor. The common occupational diseases were silicosis, pneumoniosis, cement pneumoniosis, mica pneumoniosis, aluminum pneumoniosis, and the pneumoniosis of welders. It was an irreversible disease that required protection in high-risk occupations and early diagnosis and treatment.
The reasons for the formation of lung nodes include malignant and non-malignant reasons. The malignant cause referred to lung nodes caused by malignant tumors, which were divided into two types: primary and metastasizing. Primary tumors referred to malignant tumors that originally grew in the lungs, such as adenomas, small cell cancer, and squamous-cell cancer. Metastatic lung cancer refers to a malignant tumor that has metastasized from another part of the body to the lungs. The non-malignant causes included autoimmunity diseases, benign tumors, infection, and blood vessel diseases. The nature and clinical importance of lung nodes depended on the cause. They could be benign or malignant. It was best to go to the hospital for further examination. A professional doctor would give professional advice to judge whether treatment and follow-up were needed.
Lung agglomerations were round or round-like high-density tumors found on chest X-ray scans or chest CT scans. The appearance of lung agglomerations may be related to bad living habits, old diseases, infection, tumors, and other factors. Bad living habits such as long-term unhealthy living habits and smoking may lead to abnormal growth of the lungs and the formation of lumps. During the repair process of the old focus, the inflammatory substances may form residual focus, gradually forming hard nodes. Infects such as the fungus and the fungus could cause lung inflammation, forming a tumor or a lump. However, lung agglomerations were not necessarily lung cancer. There were many other causes of lung nodes, such as pneumonic diseases, chemotherapy, lung benign tumors, and so on. Therefore, for the discovery of lung agglomerations, it is recommended to seek medical advice in time for further evaluation to determine the cause and carry out corresponding treatment.
The symptoms of lung disease include coughing, expectoration, wheezing, breathing difficulties, chest pain, and hemoptysis. Different lung diseases may have different characteristic symptoms. For example, lobar pneumonias caused by streptococci pneumoniae may cause coughing of rust-colored phlegm; lung cancer may cause symptoms such as low fever, fatigue, night sweats, and weight loss; chronic obstructed lung disease may cause symptoms such as chest tightness and wheezing; lung cancer may cause symptoms such as limited wheezing, hemoptysis, and hoarseness. Lung disease may also be accompanied by symptoms throughout the body, such as fever. It should be noted that different lung diseases may have the same clinical symptoms, so a differential diagnosis is needed. If there is lung discomfort, it is recommended to go to the hospital for a check-up in time.
The symptoms of lung disease included cough, expectoration, hemoptysis, difficulty breathing, chest pain, fever, chest tightness, breathlessness, fatigue, and so on. The specific symptoms may vary depending on the lung disease. Lung disease can also lead to changes in other parts of the body, such as bruising the skin, swelling of the ankles, or clubbing of the fingers. However, the symptoms of lung disease did not necessarily appear. Some patients might not have obvious symptoms and could only find lung problems during a physical examination.