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Things that pollute the air at home, work, or outdoors may bother your lungs if you have asthma. These things are hard to stay away from. They include smoke, perfume, sprays, and car exhaust. These tips may help you stay away from them.

When you have chronic lung disease, exercise is an important part of your treatment. Read on for helpful tips to get you started safely.

Smoking damages your lungs and makes it harder to breathe. Read on for helpful tips and information on quitting.

Stress and anxiety can make breathing harder. When it's hard to breathe, it's natural to get anxious and start to panic. This makes you even more short of breath. This sequence is known as the dyspnea cycle--common among people with COPD. The good news is, you have the power to break the cycle.

A drainage tube removes fluid from around an incision. This helps prevent infection and promotes healing. Follow these instructions.

Your anesthesiologist gives you anesthetics (medicines to keep you comfortable and decrease your awareness of surgery) and monitors your condition to keep you safe during surgery. You will have one of three kinds of anesthesia during your surgery.

A barium enema is an X-ray exam of your rectum and colon. This test helps your doctor find problems, such as blockages or polyps.

Doppler ultrasound uses harmless sound waves to evaluate and create pictures of blood flow inside your blood vessels. This test can detect narrow or blocked arteries and veins due to an abnormality pressing on them or blood clots inside.

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a test that lets your doctor see detailed pictures of the inside of your body. MRI combines the use of strong magnets and radio waves to form an MRI image. Read on to learn all about having an MRI.