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| Inspiration of a foreign material into the airway |
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| A collapse of all or part of the lung |
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| Chronic dilation of the bronchi or bronchioles associated with secondary infection |
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| Inflammation of the Bronchi |
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| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) |
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| Chronic condition of persistent obstruction of bronchial airflow |
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| Disorder associated with widespread dysfunction of the exocrine gland, abnormal secretion of sweat and saliva, and accululation of thick mucus in the lungs (about a 30yr life expectancy) |
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| Destructive and obstructive airway changes leading to an increased volume of air in the lungs (blunted bases, long lungs that are over inflated |
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| Inflammation of the epiglottis |
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| inflammation of the lung caused by a fungal organism |
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| Infection caused by a yeast like organism Histoplasma capsulatum |
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| condition of the lungs marked by formation of granulomas |
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| condition of unknown origin often associated with pulmonary fibrosis |
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| chronic infection of the lung due to the tubercle bacilus (hangs out in apex, do the lordotic position) |
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| Hyaline Membrane Disease or Respiratory Distress Syndrome |
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| underaeration of the lungs due to a lack of surfactant (common in premies) |
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| Transfer of a cancerous lesion from one area to another |
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| collection of fluid in the pleural cavity (do decubitus) |
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| Lung diseases resulting from the inhalation of industrial substances |
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| Anthracosis or Coal Miner's Lung or Black Lung |
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| Inflammation caused by inhalation of coal dust (anthracite) |
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| inflammation caused by inhalation of asbestos |
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| inflammation caused by inhalation of silicon dioxide |
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| acute infection in the lung parenchyma |
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| Pneumonia caused by aspiration of foreign particles |
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| accumulation of air in the pleural cavityresulting in collapse of the lung (do erect, do inspiration and exspiration) |
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| replacement of air with fluid in the lung interstitum and alveoli (due to CHF) |
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| new tissue growth where cell proliferation is uncontrolled |
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| Tracheoesophageal fistula |
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| abnormal passageway between the trachea and the esophagus |
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| sloped in sternum~ presses on heart, less room for the lungs to expand |
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| this happens to tall very thin people at random |
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| comon in older pt, people in extremely close quarters such as submarines, nursing homes |
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| common cold ~ inflammation of the mucus membrane |
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| inflammation of the pleura |
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| deals w/ lymph tissue, a malignant lymphoma has a good survival rate if caught early |
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| primary cancer has spread |
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