Pulmonary Hypertension

lower lobe fibrosis :: Article Creator 9 Stretches To Help Relieve A Tight Lower Back Exercises, yoga poses, and stretches may help relieve tightness in your lower back by increasing flexibility and strength. You can do these lying down, sitting, standing, or kneeling. A tight lower back may affect your daily movements and impact your quality of life. Sometimes, lower back tightness is also accompanied by symptoms like pain, spasms, and cramping that could affect your pelvis, hips, and legs. Stretches and exercises can help improve flexibility and strength in your lower back. They can also lengthen and extend your spine, helping to relieve compression in the lower back. Here are nine exercises you can add to your daily routine. This exercise increases flexibility, relieves tension, and helps loosen the lower back and hip muscles. If comfortable, you can also engage your core muscles. Muscles used: rectus abdominis (abdomi...

pulmonary hypertension headache :: Article Creator Summer Heat Means Those Of Us With PH Must Remain Vigilant As I opened my email inbox, a headline instantly caught my eye: "Massive heat wave heading for USA next week." This got me thinking about how heat affects those of us with pulmonary hypertension (PH). Here in sunny San Diego, many in our PH community are bracing for the extreme heat. As summer officially kicks off this week, the forecast looks perilous for those of us with PH. Heat and sunlight can exacerbate PH symptoms, a common ordeal we all share. We must tune into our bodies and monitor how we react to prolonged heat and sunlight. Although I adore the sunshine and the beach is my sanctuary, I notice an increase in my symptoms on hotter days, including palpitations, headaches, and shortness of breath. Relocating from the Gulf Coast of Texas to Southern California has been a blessing for me. It offers more opportunities to...

aviola lungs :: Article Creator How Lupus Affects The Lungs And Pulmonary System Inflammation caused by lupus may affect the lungs in many ways, and can involve the membrane lining of the lungs, the lungs themselves, the blood vessels within the lungs, and the diaphragm. Pleuritis The most common way that lupus can affect your lungs is through inflammation of the pleura, the lining that covers the outside of the lungs. The symptom of pleuritis that you may experience is severe, often sharp, stabbing pain in a specific area or areas of your chest. The pain, which is called pleurisy, is made worse when you take a deep breath, cough, sneeze, or laugh. You may also experience shortness of breath. Sometimes an abnormal amount of fluid will build up in the space between your lungs and your chest wall; when it leaks out it is called a pleural effusion. Pain from pleurisy, with or without effusions, is found in 40 to 60 percent of people with lupus. Pn...

pulmonary artery blockage :: Article Creator What's Causing My Chest Pain? Chest pain is not something to ignore. But you should know that it has many possible causes. In many cases, it's related to the heart. But problems in your lungs, esophagus, muscles, ribs, or nerves may also cause chest pain. Some of these conditions are serious and life-threatening; others are not. If you have unexplained chest pain, the only way to confirm its cause is to have a doctor check you. Problems with your heart aren't the only possible cause of chest pain. (Photo credit: PhotoAlto Agency RF Collections/Getty Images) You may feel chest pain anywhere from your neck to your upper abdomen. It can also spread to other areas of your upper body, like your jaw, back, or down your arm. The pain can persist for a few minutes to hours, and sometimes even for months or more. It might get worse when you're doing something active but ease up when you...

symptoms of chf in humans :: Article Creator New Heart Failure Risk Sign You May Notice When Cooking - And Many Are Unaware Of It A study has found a strong link between loss of sense of smell and heart failure, the single biggest cause of death in the UK. But a third of people don't know they've lost their sense of smell Losing your sense of smell could be an early red flag that you are at risk of heart failure, a study by Michigan University has found (stock image)(Getty) Researchers in human health have found a possible connection between heart failure and the loss of one of your key senses. It's a silent symptom many might miss, but if you find yourself cooking a fragrant meal and not smelling those onions sizzle, it could be a sign that you are at risk of heart failure. In the UK, heart failure is the top cause of death and 1.4 million people live with the condition, which can be treated but not cured. This failure of ...

chronic obstructive :: Article Creator Climate Change And Its Negative Effects On Lung Health A session at the recent American Thoracic Society (ATS) annual meeting focused on the effect that the environment has on lung health. It included a presentation from Gregory P. Downey, MD, executive vice president of academic affairs at National Jewish Health in Denver, on the consequences of a warming climate for patients with airway diseases such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. In this exclusive MedPage Today video, Downey, who is also the immediate past president of ATS, goes over a few of the points he made in his presentation. Following is a transcript of his remarks: So there's some obvious things. As the temperature increases we get these temperature extremes. People don't tolerate extremes of temperature. And if you saw the news in the last few days, Phoenix was going to reach 115°F. I think some of the Middl...