Thus, it should come as no surprise that impaired cognitive function is associated with hypothyroidism and subclinical hypothyroidism. Another common problem during aging is anemia. Sometimes this is due to a loss of blood for various reasons, including stomach infections like h. pylori.
Pulmonary embolism is a blockage in one of the pulmonary arteries in your lungs. In most cases, pulmonary embolism is caused by blood clots that travel to the lungs from the legs or, rarely, other parts of the body (deep vein thrombosis). Because the clots block blood flow to the lungs, pulmonary embolism can be life-threatening. However, prompt treatment greatly reduces the risk of death.
What is Pulmonary Fibrosis? The word pulmonary means âlungâ and the word fibrosis means scar tissue â similar to scars that you may have on your skin from an old injury or surgery. So, in its simplest sense, pulmonary fibrosis (PF) means scarring in the lungs. But, pulmonary fibrosis is more serious than just having a scar in your lung. In PF, the scar tissue builds up in the walls of the air sacs of the lungs, and eventually the scar tissue makes it hard for oxygen to get into your blood.