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Lung disorders are disorders of the lungs, a number of which are of interest to psychologists. These include:
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Obstructive lung diseases[edit | edit source]
- Asthma
- Bronchitis
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Cystic fibrosis
- Emphysema
- Laryngeal edema due to allergies
- Hookworm disease
Diseases of lung parenchyma and pleura[edit | edit source]
Contagious[edit | edit source]
- Anthrax through inhalation of Bacillus anthracis
- Pneumonia
Non-contagious[edit | edit source]
- Fibrosing alveolitis
- Atelectasis
- Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
- Interstitial lung disease
- Lung cancer
- Pleural effusion
- Pneumoconiosis
- Pneumothorax
- Non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema or acute respiratory distress syndrome
- Sarcoidosis
Pulmonary vascular diseases[edit | edit source]
- Acute or recurrent pulmonary emboli
- Pulmonary hypertension, primary or secondary
- Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease
- Superior vena cava syndrome
Other causes of diminished breathing[edit | edit source]
Obstruction of the airway[edit | edit source]
Immobilization of the diaphragm[edit | edit source]
- Lesion of the phrenic nerve
- Polycystic liver disease
- Tumor in the diaphragm
Restriction of the chest volume[edit | edit source]
- Ankylosing spondylitis
- Broken ribs
- Kyphosis of the spine
- Obesity
- Pregnancy
- Pectus excavatum
- Scoliosis
Disorders of the cardiovascular system[edit | edit source]
- Aortic dissection
- Cardiomyopathy
- Congenital heart disease
- CREST syndrome
- Heart failure
- Ischaemic heart disease
- Malignant hypertension
- Pericardium disorders, including:
- Pulmonary edema
- Pulmonary embolism
- Valvular heart disease
Disorders of the blood and metabolism[edit | edit source]
Disorders affecting breathing nerves and muscles[edit | edit source]
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
- Guillain-Barré syndrome
- Multiple sclerosis
- Myasthenia gravis
- Parsonage Turner syndrome
- Eaton-Lambert syndrome
Psychological conditions[edit | edit source]
Medications[edit | edit source]
See also[edit | edit source]
- Air hunger
- Apnea, absence of respiration
- Bradypnea, slow respiration
- Cardiovascular disorders
- Dyspnea
- Eupnea, normal respiration
- Orthopnea
- Somatoform disorders
- Tachypnea, fast respiration
- Trepopnea
- Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
- Pulmonary emphysema
- Pulmonary tuberculosis
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