Pathology "Ch2 Lung"
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- pneumonia
- inflammation of the lungs usually caused by infection.
- Aspiration pneumonia
- drawing into the lungs a foreing body or substance.
- Lung abcess
- necrotic area of pulmonary parenchyma containing puss.
- Tuberculosis
- chronic infection of bacteria.
- Broncheictasis
- permanent dilation of large bronchi.
- Croup
- inflammatory destructive swelling of the trachea.
- RSV
- Respiratory Syncthial Virus- causes repiratory tract infection(RTI), usually in young children.
- Cronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Chronic obstruction of airways leading to ineffective air exchange, making breathing difficult.
- Chronic bronchitis
- High mucous secretion by the trachial bronchial tree.
- Emphysema
- abnormal condition of lungs with over inflation of air in the aveoli.
- Asthma
- widespread narrowing of the airways caused by allergies.
- Pneumoconiosis
- lung disease caused by inhalation of dust due to prolonged occupational exposure.
- Pulmonary embolism
- sudden obtruction of a pulmonary blood vessel caused by debri(dust and crap in the air).
- Bronchogenic carcinoma
- lung cancer
- Pulmonary metastases
- lung cancer, secondary from a primary source somewhere else in the body.
- Atelectasis
- collapsed lung-diminished air within the lung, associated with lung volume.
- Hyaline membrane disease
- airless aveoli and inelastic lungs
- Adult respiratory distress syndrome(ARDS)
- severe inflammatory damage causing permeability of the aveolar/capillary membrane.
- Pneumothorax
- collection of air in the pleural cavity, causing the lung to collapse.
- Pleural effusion
- accumulation of fluid in the pleural space. (blunted costophrenic angles).