Respiratory distress due to CCF

• CCF is a physiologic state in which heart cannot pump enough blood to meet the metabolic needs of the body causing pulmonary and venous congestion.

COPD

EMPHYSEMA CHRONICBRONCHITIS COPD

Pneumothorax

• Pneumothorax is the presence of air in the pleural space that prohibits complete lung expansion.

Pleural effusion

• A pleural effusion is an abnormal amount of fluid around the lung.

Pulmonary embolism

• Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a blockage of the main artery of the lung or one of its branches by a substance that has travelled from elsewhere in the body through the bloodstream (embolism).

Hyperventilation syndrome

• Hyperventilation syndrome (HVS; or chronic hyperventilation syndrome or CHVS) is a respiratory disorder, psychologically or physiologically based, involving breathing too deeply or too rapidly.

Pneumonia

• Pneumonia is a inflammatory condition of the lungs, primarily it affects the alveoli.

Croup

• Croup (or laryngotracheobronchitis) is a respiratory condition that is usually triggered by an acute viral infection of the upper airway.

Epiglottitis

• Epiglottitis is an inflammation of the epiglottis — the flap at the base of the tongue that keeps food from going into the trachea (windpipe).

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