Can a Breathing Tube Puncture the Lung?
Q. Can a breathing tube be responsible for the collapse of a lung? I think my mom got her lung punctured by the breathing tube, which led her to go into a coma and she eventually died. Is this at all possible? Sally A. Dear Sally, Yes it is possible. There should be x-ray evidence of misplacement of a breathing tube, or a chest tube. Dr. Tom Hyperextension Emphysema Q. What is hyperextenison emphysema? Sean A. Dear Sean, This is not a term I use. Maybe you mean hyperinflation, which is not an accurate way to grade emphysema. Dr. Tom Q. I am 32 years old and have smoked for over 20 years, recently I found out I was pregnant and cut back from smoking a pack a day to 5-6. About five weeks ago I noticed small spots of blood in my phlegm in the morning. I was sick when it started, eventually the cold seemed to have gone away then I had swollen glands for another couple of days. I saw my physician about three weeks ago and she told me as long as it was small amounts of blood and not all bloo
