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At Ferrer Pulmonary Institute, our award-winning, board-certified team of doctors and staff are devoted to treat patients with cardiopulmonary diseases. We provide exceptional personalized care and are dedicated to improving your quality of life through effective treatment options and patient satisfaction.
ASTHMA
A condition that narrows and inflates the airways, producing excess mucus, which can make breathing difficult and cause coughing, wheezing, and shortness of breath. While asthma cannot be cured, its symptoms can be managed. It's essential to work with your doctor to monitor symptoms and adjust treatment as necessary.
BRONCHIECTASIS
Bronchiectasis is a condition where the bronchial tubes become permanently damaged, widened, and thickened, allowing bacteria and mucus to build up. While there's no cure, it is manageable, and with treatment, you can usually live a normal life.
CHRONIC BRONCHITIS
Chronic bronchitis is the inflammation of the bronchial tubes, leading to mucus buildup. There is no cure, but treatment focuses on reducing symptoms and improving lung function. Medications can help suppress coughing and clear secretions.
CHRONIC COUGH
A chronic cough is when a cough lasts longer than 8 weeks in adults or 4 weeks in children. Common causes include asthma, allergies, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), or bronchitis. Less commonly, it can be a sign of a more severe condition, such as a heart cough or lung disease.
COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic lung condition that obstructs airflow, causing breathing difficulty, cough, mucus production, and wheezing. It's mainly caused by long-term exposure to irritants like cigarette smoke. COPD increases the risk of heart disease, lung cancer, and other conditions. Though incurable, COPD is treatable, and proper management can improve symptoms and quality of life.
COVID-19
Coronavirus disease, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, is an infectious disease that typically leads to mild to moderate respiratory illness, with most people recovering without special treatment. However, older adults and individuals with conditions like heart disease, diabetes, respiratory illness, or cancer are at higher risk of severe illness. It can affect anyone, sometimes leading to serious complications or death. To prevent transmission, stay informed, maintain physical distance, wear a well-fitted mask, wash hands frequently, and get vaccinated when eligible.
EMPHYSEMA
Emphysema damages the lung's air sacs and small airways, reducing the ability to expel air, causing shortness of breath, and hindering oxygen delivery to the blood.
INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE
Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) is an umbrella term used for a large group of diseases that cause scarring (fibrosis) of the lungs. The scarring causes stiffness in the lungs which makes it difficult to breathe and get oxygen to the bloodstream.
PULMONARY EMBOLISM
Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a blockage of an artery in the lungs by a substance that has moved from elsewhere in the body through the bloodstream (embolism). Symptoms of a PE may include shortness of breath, chest pain particularly upon breathing in, and coughing up blood.
PULMONARY FIBROSIS
Pulmonary fibrosis is a lung disease characterized by damaged and scarred lung tissue, making it harder for the lungs to function properly and causing progressive shortness of breath. While the lung damage cannot be repaired, medications and therapies may help ease symptoms and improve quality of life. In some cases, a lung transplant may be an option.
PULMONARY HYPERTENSION
Pulmonary hypertension is a type of high blood pressure affecting the arteries in the lungs and the right side of the heart. It can worsen over time and become life-threatening. While there is no cure, treatment can help reduce symptoms and improve quality of life.
SARCOIDOSIS
Sarcoidosis is a disease marked by the growth of granulomas, or inflammatory cell collections, primarily in the lungs and lymph nodes. While there is no cure, most people fare well with little to no treatment, and it can sometimes resolve on its own. However, it may persist for years and potentially cause organ damage.
LUNG CANCER
Lung cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the lungs, mainly caused by cigarette smoking. Most cases occur in long-term smokers.
LUNG INFECTION
A chest infection is an infection that affects your lungs, either in the larger airways (bronchitis) or in the smaller air sacs (pneumonia). There is a build-up of pus and fluid (mucus), and the airways become swollen, making it difficult for you to breathe.
LUNG NODULES
Small masses of tissue in the lung — are quite common. They appear as round, white shadows on a chest X-ray or computerized tomography (CT) scan.
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OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASES
Occupational lung diseases are work-related lung conditions caused or worsened by workplace exposures. They include conditions like occupational asthma, COPD, bronchitis, lung cancer, mesothelioma, and interstitial lung diseases. These diseases result from direct or immune responses to dust, chemicals, proteins, or organisms in the work environment.
PNEUMONIA & PNEUMONITIS
Pneumonitis (noo-moe-NIE-tis) is the inflammation of lung tissue.
​While pneumonia is a type of pneumonitis, the term typically refers to noninfectious causes of lung inflammation.
PLEURAL EFFUSIONS
Sometimes referred to as “water on the lungs,” is the build-up of excess fluid between the layers of the pleura outside the lungs. The pleura are thin membranes that line the lungs and the inside of the chest cavity and act to lubricate and facilitate breathing.
SHORTNESS OF BREATH
Shortness of breath — known medically as dyspnea — is often described as an intense tightening in the chest, air hunger, difficulty breathing, breathlessness or a feeling of suffocation. Very strenuous exercise, extreme temperatures, obesity and higher altitude all can cause shortness of breath in a healthy person.
