Inhaled therapies, primarily the inhaled corticosteroid (ICS), have been the cornerstone of asthma treatment since the 1960s.

Paru-paru jadi salah satu organ penting dalam tubuh manusia. Kerusakan paru-paru bisa mengakibatkan banyak masalah.

Among the most discussed issues in the field of pulmonary function testing are reference equations and standardised methods of interpreting pulmonary function test (PFT) results.

Kelembaban udara memainkan peran penting dalam kesehatan kita, terutama ketika datang ke masalah pernapasan seperti batuk. Batuk adalah respon alami tubuh terhadap iritasi atau infeksi di saluran pernapasan, dan kelembaban udara dapat mempengaruhi seberapa sering dan parahnya batuk yang dialami seseorang.

Volume reduction is a disease-modifying treatment that aims to reshape the diseased lung towards a more normal total lung capacity by removing severely damaged and overinflated lung parenchyma. It is an effective therapeutic strategy in well-selected patients, resulting in improvements in exercise tolerance, lung function, quality of life and survival.

“Paru-paru basah merupakan salah satu penyakit yang sering menimbulkan keraguan, terutama karena banyaknya mitos yang beredar. Salah satu mitos yang tidak sesuai dengan fakta sebenarnya adalah mengenai mandi malam yang bisa menyebabkan paru-paru basah.”

Weaning from invasive mechanical ventilation is an important part of the management of respiratory failure patients. Patients can be classified into those who wean on the first attempt (simple weaning), those who require up to three attempts (difficult weaning) and those who require more than three attempts (prolonged weaning).

Ada beragam teknik latihan pernapasan yang mampu memperkuat otot pernapasan. Bila dilakukan dengan benar dan rutin, teknik ini bisa membuat paru-paru berfungsi lebih baik untuk memenuhi kebutuhan oksigen dalam tubuh.

Primary ciliary dyskinesia is a rare genetic disorder caused by insufficient mucociliary clearance leading to chronic airway infections. The diagnostic guideline of the European Respiratory Society primarily recommends an evaluation of the clinical history (e.g. by the PICADAR prediction tool), nasal nitric oxide production rate measurements, high-speed videomicroscopy analysis of ciliary beating and an assessment of ciliary axonemes via transmission electron microscopy. Genetic testing can be implemented as a last step.

Penyakit tuberkulosis atau TBC tak hanya menyerang paru-paru, tapi bisa juga menjangkiti otak dan selaput pelindung otak (meningen).