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    • URI in elderly & delirium
    • Hi all, has anyone else had an elderly loved one who has had the flu, pneumonia or URI and also had delirium with it? it seems to be worse with my mom at night, one minute she is talking fine, the next she's rambling about stuff that has nothing to do with the conversation, she is 78 and t
    • Help please
    • I am getting so frustrated. I had Pneumonia at the end of Jan. and was on 3 different antibiotics and Prednisone and an Albuterol inhaler. I have felt better and I have not been coughing anything up for about 2 weeks now but I can not get rid of this horrible cough. There are times I am fine and
    • Unexplained Chest Pains
    • I am a 19 year old male and I have been having chest pains for about 4 years now. It is in my mid to upper chest and feels more like a pressure kind that sometimes becomes more of a sharp stabbing pain. It is not worsened by breathing in and out. When it started, It usually happened once every
    • pulmonary fibrosis cause by dermatomyositis
    • does anyone understand the outcome of pulmonary fibrosis cause by dermatomyositis. all i know is its hard to breath when walking. i would like to understand the outcome good or bad. thanks for any info. mitch
    • QUESTION!ABOUT SINUSES! please post!
    • HI!for the past 3 weeks I have been stuffed up. my ent said that there was some irritation, but there wasnt anything seriously swollen. Wel,, when I went to the ent, i felt fine and could breathe. Its just at night and when i shower or wake up that my sinuses are accually really bad. If they we
    • Will A Chest X Ray Show Emphesemia?
    • hyperventilation
    • I have exercise induced asthma and don't normally need an inhaler. I have been hyperventilating since I used my inhaler yesterday morning. I am going crazy! I'm afraid to drive anywhere alone because I feel like I'm going to pass out. Then I panic myself and get into a full blown
    • Borderline? What does that really mean?
    • My 2 year old had a "borderline" sweat test result yesterday - 54... does this mean she has CF? Does it mean that there is actually a chance that she doesn't? Everything I read is so negative and seems to say that even borderline test results indicate CF... what's the point in havin
    • How does haze affect the lungs?
    • How can haze pose as a health hazard to our lungs? Can anybody tell me?:)
    • Anyone with a hive type rash?
    • Hi all... I just was wondering if there is anyone that has a hive type rash that is present after eating? My daughter is almost 10 (in Oct) We don't know if she is CF or not... She has had on positive test in 1993 and about 7 inconclusive test in the past year and 1 negitave... anyhow I alw
    • Chlorine in swimming pools
    • I don't usually swim in pools, but over the past week I have been swimming almost daily in an indoor swimming pool that is chlorinated. The outdoor pools around here are too small and everybody just lays out in the sun anyway and nobody swims. Today, when I left the pool I felt odd because
    • Random Chest Pains Continued on Since I was 10 & am now 23
    • Since i was 10 i have had what feels like chest pains. It felt like I am being shocked at first, in my chest,or like a sudden shock, and than it hurts to breath in or out too deep, like a horrible cramp. My parents took me to the hospital, but i believe they said it was a pulled muscle. Though
    • Looking for others - Not CF, but similar symptoms
    • I have a 7 year old daughter that has had a chronic productive cough since she was 3 years old. She has been to every possible specialist imaginable, they are unable to diagnos her condition. She has been tested and treated for non-existent allergies. She has had her adenoids removed. They have
    • Pleurisy Diagnosis - Worried
    • New to this board. I have read most of the posts on the new and old boards and the more I read the more worried I have gotten.I am not sure how my doctor can conclude that I have the viral type of pleurisy if he has done no tests. I have had terrible pain in my shoulder blades for about three
    • Toddler with cf
    • My daughter was diagnosed with cf at birth as she had meconium ilis. She has df 508 times 2. She just turned 3 last week and is doing really well. She has never had to take antibiotics, just her enzymes with food and abdeck vitamins. I do not give her too many saturated fats ( too much fried foo
    • High calorie/fat/carb Baby Food
    • I would like to share with all of you a terrific baby food made by Beechnut-- its called Beechnut Naturals First Advantage. While I hope everyone knows about it already, I figure its worth posting. :bouncing: Each 4oz jar has anywhere from 100-180 calories, 5g fat, and 20-23 carbs. Most are
    • Quit smoking
    • I need advice on trying to quit smoking.It is too damn hard with work, school, and night life not to smoke. any advice?
    • What is "SUDAMONIS"? Anyone know anything about this?
    • Hi, my dog was just diagnosed with sudamonis which is highly contagious to humans and I can't find any information on it here on the boards or on web searches except for people saying they had it but there is nothing telling how bad it is, what it is, etc... Is it treatable?I'll probab
    • Paralyzed Diaphram
    • Back in March, I was taken to the ER with shooting pains going up and down my arm when I extended them.They at first thought it was heart attack, lung clots, etc.Turns out a fever I had a few days earlier, then the day I went into the hospital, attacked my spine and damaged my Phrenic nerve and
    • Feeding Tubes
    • Is anyone here on or have a child on a feeding tube.
    • Ventilator & weaning
    • My husband was put on a ventilator on Monday to correct extremely high CO2 levels.He's been on 3 days now, and I was wondering if anyone had any experience with ventilators, and how long it took to get weaned off once it was used.They tried to start weaning today, but he failed the guidelin
    • Ct Scan/Atelectasis
    • HiI had a Post Contrast CT Scan done of my abdomen for a follow up for a kidney stone. I picked up my radiology report today, and everything was fine, except for this statement"There is some new thin linear stranding at the right lung base consistent with atelectasis. Visceral structures are oth
    • can it happen again?
    • Hello, I had 2 lung surgeries back in 1996 due to blibs. I have recently started to feel simular pains again. I went to a lung specialist yesterday and all he did was look at a week old xray and told me that I was fine. Is it possible that this could be a reoccuring situation? My doctor back
    • I Have Copd
    • I am 41 yrs old and have copd since i was 34 I am on oxygen at night because my o2 drops into the 70 range but for the last 3 wks when ive been coughing I have been tasting blood in my mouth could this be from a infection and should I go to my doctor.
    • Sinus Problem - Urgent infor Required
    • Hello this is Anthony John,My respiratory specialist has just sent me to an ENT specialist to see if they can assist with my breathing problems.The ENT doctor had me do a CT Scan and apart from a deviated nasal septum to the right, I have Pansinusitis involving the frontal, ethmodial, sphenoidal
    • What is wrong?
    • Well, doc said I had some gastritis. My chest hurts constantly morning to night, mainly in upper middle, also get pressure too. Sometimes feels like it hurts into my back. I am so tired of this and don't know where to turn to next. I
    • sweat test accuracy?
    • Hi. My 21 month old son has been having problems for quite awhile with many malabsoption type symptoms. He has had chronic foul smelling fatty stools, along with fatigue, abdominal pain, weight loss, and occasional vomiting. His gastroenterologist has been suspecting a few things including cy
    • Some advice please
    • I hoping someone can help me out here. About 8 months ago I started having pains in my chest. Sometimes it feels like it could be my lungs and other times it feels like my muscles. When I take a real deep breath it hurts a little and feels tight. I have a cough but nothing comes up, but I ca
    • breath sounds while only moving torso?!
    • hello everyone, newbie here. i am a 22yr old male. This is my question:While standing up straight and keeping my head straight forward, when I move just my torso back and forth I get a rather audible breath/lung sound, however I am not actually taking a breath. Is this just a normal sound due to
    • Just a Question
    • Hi there I have a question for you all... My daughter is 9 years old... At age 5 months she was in the hospital for a month with unknown respitory (sp?) problems... In an oxygen tent for 3 weeks... We were told that she has asthma... Went on for years thinking that was the problem... We moved to
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