Lung transplantation

compounds that are readily absorbed from the lungs following inhalation, the gastrointestinal (GI) tract following ingestion and the skin following dermal exposure (ASTDR, 1995). In humans, it was reported that B(a)P measured in the lungs following inhalation of soot particles was much lower than expected. This may be due to the ability of the pulmonary epithelial cells to metabolise B(a)P thereby facilitating its absorption and clearance from the lungs (IPCS, 1998). Occupational studies have…

Regulator Gene and How it Affects Lung Functions in an Individual Sterling Wood Biology 2458 Section 005, Pankaj B.C., October 11, 2015 Introduction Many people do not realize all the different factors that are a necessity when it comes to just breathing. The air we breathe is filled with many different particles and bacteria that could cause major problems if they were to reach the alveoli. With that being said, the human body devised ways to inhibit this by the lungs secreting a sticky mucous…

Emphysema is a chronic lung disease, which damages the air sacs called alveoli by causing shortness of breath (dyspnea) due to the enlargement of lung sacs. Emphysema is also known as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (Ontario Lung Association,2015). Emphysema is a disease, which not only destroys the lung air sacs but it also reduces the amount of oxygen that can reach the bloodstream. Smoking is one of the main reasons for the cause of emphysema. Therefore, it occurs mostly to the people…

The total lung capacity refers to the maximum amount of air a person’s lungs can hold (wisegeek.org, 2014). Breathing occurs in a cyclic manner due to the movements of the chest wall and the lungs. The resulting changes in pressure, causing changes in lung volume and lung capacity (humanphysiology.hubpages.com, 2014). An average human’s lung capacity can hold 4-6 liters, but only ⅓ of your lung capacity is used during normal activity, but this fraction increases during strenuous activity when…

Introduction Heart and lung work hand to hand daily, nonstop until we die. Some people may have experienced heart surgery because of many reasons. Some reasons for cardiac surgery is tumor, heart attack, blood clot in the heart, etc. After the surgery, there is a recovery process and the heart may not even fully heal for some patients. Since the heart may not be able to work optimally, respiration system of the patients may also be affected (Westerdahl et al, 2016). The surgery process itself…

Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a type of pneumonia that is acquired by being on a mechanical ventilator. Cutler and Sluman (2013) describe pneumonia as an inflammatory illness within the lungs that is due to some type of infectious agent. That infectious agent could be viral, bacterial, or from an environmental fungal source (Cutler & Sluman, 2013). A mechanical ventilator is a type of hospital device that effectively and efficiently maintains breathing. A ventilator essentially…

(TNF-a) and release of inflammatory mediators by macrophages and epithelial cells. In fact, the activated cells in COPD inflammation secrete a number of mediators. These include a variety of active proteinases, toxic peptides, and oxidants which damage lung structures and sustain inflammatory processes (_____). The resulting damage increases inflammation by secreting chemotactic peptides into the extra-cellular framework (___). The exaggerated inflammatory response further degrades elastin, a…

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be an impact to normal people but for example singers they have bigger lungs that’s, how they hit those higher notes that non singer can’t do.But why do they have more air capacity?Well one of those techniques is that they always stretch their lungs by singing.Non-singers for example all they do is talk so they don’t get enough stretch,if they were to do the exercise they’re lung more they would have same air. Both of your lung are located in the body part called chest.Lungs might be the most…

Individuals with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, or COPD live that on a daily basis. COPD is a progressive disease that gets worse over time, effecting the lungs of the patients suffering from it making very difficult to breathe. Smoking is the leading cause in patients who have COPD however, an exposure over a long period of time to lung irritants has been known to cause this disease. COPD can be broken down into two specific conditions, emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Chronic…