Medicalchemy Respiratory Medicine

Pulmonary Talcosis Clinical Features: May initially have non-specific respiratory symptoms. Examination may show finger clubbing & respi...

Reactive Airways Dysfunction Syndrome (RADS): Persistence of hyper-reactive airways following acute exposure to a respiratory irritant. Typi...

Drug-Induced Pulmonary Eosinophilia: Drug associated transient pulmonary infiltrates, with an elevated eosinophil count. Clinical spectrum i...

Hyperventilation (Definition): Alveolar ventilation which is inappropriately high in relation to metabolic rate. The ventilation is sufficie...

Aetiology: Idiopathic - majority of causes Air Space Disorder - Bullae, Cysts, Emphysema Airways Obstruction - Asthma, Chronic airflow obstr...

Aetiology: Bronchiectasis - Congenital or acquired Bronchogenic cyst - recurrent infections Broncho-oesophageal fistula - ie neoplastic Bron...

LIP General Facts: Lymphocytic Interstitial Pneumonitis (LIP) is a lymphoproliferative lung disorder. Pathologically there is diffuse infilt...