International Journal of Pulmonary and Respiratory Research

Pulmonary and Respiratory Research is a branch of medicine dealing with disorders of the lungs as well as parts of the Respiratory system. Pulmonology is a medical speciality that deals with the respiratory tract diseases.

Respiratory system is a gas exchange possible in higher organisms, and includes conditions of the upper respiratory tract, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli, pleura and pleural cavity, and the nerves and muscles of breathing. Respiratory diseases range from mild and self-limiting, Respiratory tract infections, common cold, bacterial pneumonia, acute asthma, pulmonary embolism, Pleural cavity diseases and lung cancer.