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20 Απρ 2023 · Heart failure occurs when the heart muscle doesn't pump blood as well as it should. When this happens, blood often backs up and fluid can build up in the lungs, causing shortness of breath. Certain heart conditions gradually leave the heart too weak or stiff to fill and pump blood properly.
31 Ιουλ 2024 · Overview. Bronchitis is an inflammation of the lining of your bronchial tubes. These tubes carry air to and from your lungs. People who have bronchitis often cough up thickened mucus, which can be discolored. Bronchitis may start suddenly and be short term (acute) or start gradually and become long term (chronic).
29 Αυγ 2023 · If the sinuses become inflamed and swollen, a person may develop sinusitis. Acute sinusitis Enlarge image. Acute sinusitis is most often caused by the common cold. Signs and symptoms may include a blocked and stuffy (congested) nose, which may block your sinuses and prevent drainage of mucus.
20 Σεπ 2024 · What does mucus do? Mucus has a lot of important jobs, including: Blocking germs and harmful particles from getting into your body’s tissues. Housing antibodies to disable and mark germs for destruction by immune cells. Trapping things that could harm you and moving them out of your body.
26 Ιαν 2018 · ANSWER: Greenish-gray or yellowish nasal mucus — your health care provider might call it purulent nasal discharge — isn’t a sure sign of a bacterial infection, although that is a common myth — even in the medical world.
2 Αυγ 2024 · Summary. The color of your phlegm can indicate an underlying condition. For example, yellow or green phlegm can be a sign of a respiratory infection, while red or pink phlegm can indicate lung bleeding or inflammation. Phlegm is typically clear and thin.
3 Φεβ 2015 · Thankfully, Dr. O'Brien can lend some perspective here, too, as she did when the newspaper asked about what happens inside our bodies when we get sick, and the role mucus and healthy sinuses play in staying healthy. The writer was, um, particularly fascinated by her mucus expertise. (We’ll leave out some of the more graphic details.)