Hydrocodone is a strong opiate painkiller with highly addictive properties. Acetaminophen is a much milder non-steroidal pain reliever. Vicodin may contain 5 milligrams of hydrocodone and 325 milligrams of acetaminophen or as much as 10 milligrams of hydrocodone and 660 milligrams of acetaminophen. While hydrocodone is the addictive component of this pill, acetaminophen has resulted in serious liver damage at high dosages.
A: Lung nodules are small overgrown tissues on the lungs. These are usually round or oval in shape and are detected b y x ray. The reason why these may occur may vary from patient to patient. The most common causes include fungal infections, tuberculosis, hamartoma, and sarcoidosis.
Causes of Pulmonary Nodules. Benign nodules are almost always healed over âwoundsâ on the lung left from tuberculosis or a fungal infection, although there are other, less common causes. Cancerous nodules can be the first stage of a primary lung cancer, brought on by smoking or any other common cause of lung cancer. They also can be a secondary cancer that metastasized in the lungs from a primary cancer elsewhere in the body.