In this routine test, a physician slips a flexible device called a bronchoscope through your nose or mouth, down your throat and into your lungs.
Pleural effusion is a condition in which fluid builds up in the space between the lung and the chest wall. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
A minimally invasive procedure to examine the lungs for the diagnosis of lung cancer and other diseases.
Pulmonary edema is a condition in which fluid buildup in the lungs makes it hard to breathe.
Dyspnea is a medical term that describes shortness of breath, and a feeling of starving for oxygen. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
A one-way valve that is implanted in the airways in the lung help people with COPD and emphysema breathe more easily.
Lung cancer is a broad term for different types of cancers that begin in the lungs. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is one of two primary types of lung cancer and the most common kind. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
Lung cancer in nonsmokers is cancer that is commonly dispersed throughout the lungs rather than concentrated in one location. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
E-cigarette, or vaping product, use-associated lung injury, or EVALI, is the term for the lung disease that can develop due to vaping. Learn about symptoms and treatment.