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Chest pain, difficulty breathing and excess chest congestion that make it difficult to lie down and high fever (above 104°F) are other reasons to seek medical attention immediately.
Doing light exercise can help boost your immune system over time, but there’s no research that says exercising while you have a cold actually shortens the duration of your cold, Dr. Adam says ...
Pulmonary edema (British English: oedema), also known as pulmonary congestion, is excessive fluid accumulation in the tissue or air spaces (usually alveoli) of the lungs. [1] This leads to impaired gas exchange , most often leading to shortness of breath ( dyspnea ) which can progress to hypoxemia and respiratory failure .
Chest congestion is usually caused by excess mucus in the airways, says Meilan King Han, M.D., M.S., professor of medicine and chief of the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care at the ...
Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction can be difficult to diagnose clinically given the lack of specific symptoms [2] and frequent misinterpretation as manifestations of vigorous exercise. There are many mimics that present with similar symptoms, such as vocal cord dysfunction , cardiac arrhythmias , cardiomyopathies , and gastroesophageal ...
Acute bronchitis, also known as a chest cold, is short-term bronchitis – inflammation of the bronchi (large and medium-sized airways) of the lungs. [2] [1] The most common symptom is a cough. [1] Other symptoms include coughing up mucus, wheezing, shortness of breath, fever, and chest discomfort. [2] The infection may last from a few to ten ...
Weakness or decreased exercise performance; Chest tightness or congestion; Signs: at least two of: Crackles or wheezing (while breathing) in at least one lung field; Central blue skin color; Tachypnea (rapid breathing) Tachycardia (rapid heart rate)
Regular exercise, appropriate rest, and healthy nutrition [5] Avoiding people currently infected with e.g. cold and influenza [5] Maintaining good fluid intake and humidifying the home, in order to help reduce the formation of thick sputum and chest congestion. [5]