The Relationship Between Cystic Fibrosis And Lung Disease

The lungs primary function is gas exchange, when you inspire air it is transported as oxygen into the blood stream and when you exhale carbon dioxide is released back into the air. Disease can affect the lung function and the ability of gas exchange properly. Cystic fibrosis is a disorder that can affect the lung and cause permanent lung disease, due to the mucus becoming thick and sticky in the breathing tube. (Physicans) With bronchiectasis lead to the loss of lung function due to the mucus build-up, caused an infection because the wall of the bronchi is thickened from a long term inflammation or scarring. (What Is Bronchiectasis, 2014) HIV can lead to lung disease because the patient is at bigger risks of cold, influenza and pneumonia