Domestic pigeon (redirect from Pigeon lung) suffer from an ailment known as bird fancier's lung or pigeon lung. A form of hypersensitivity pneumonitis, pigeon lung is caused by the inhalation of... 41 KB (4,295 words) - 04:55, 3 May 2024 |
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (redirect from Hot Tub lung) and proximity to local industries. The most common types are bird fancier's and farmer's lung. Interestingly, cigarette smoking appears to be protective... 32 KB (2,824 words) - 17:11, 22 April 2024 |
Respiratory system (redirect from Bird lungs) of the lungs. Gas exchange in the lungs occurs in millions of small air sacs; in mammals and reptiles, these are called alveoli, and in birds, they are... 95 KB (11,266 words) - 17:59, 22 February 2024 |
Respiratory failure (redirect from Lung failure) respiratory failure: Conditions that reduce the flow of air into and out of the lungs, including physical obstruction by foreign bodies or masses and reduced... 18 KB (1,806 words) - 18:52, 30 April 2024 |
Pulmonary consolidation (redirect from Lung consolidation) A pulmonary consolidation is a region of normally compressible lung tissue that has filled with liquid instead of air. The condition is marked by induration... 4 KB (342 words) - 11:17, 16 March 2023 |
Pneumonia (redirect from Congested lungs) Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung primarily affecting the small air sacs known as alveoli. Symptoms typically include some combination... 120 KB (12,708 words) - 18:58, 21 April 2024 |
pneumoconiosis (black lung) Siderosis Silicosis Byssinosis Hypersensitivity pneumonitis Bagassosis Bird fancier's lung Farmer's lung Beckett, W. S. (2000-02-10)... 15 KB (1,685 words) - 02:31, 14 April 2024 |
Pneumothorax (redirect from Lung Endometriosis) pneumothorax is an abnormal collection of air in the pleural space between the lung and the chest wall. Symptoms typically include sudden onset of sharp, one-sided... 66 KB (7,500 words) - 15:34, 11 December 2023 |
Pulmonology (redirect from Lung doctor) pulmō, -ōnis "lung" and the Greek suffix -λογία -logía "study of"), pneumology (/nʊˈmɒlədʒi, njʊ-/, built on Greek πνεύμων pneúmōn "lung") or pneumonology... 26 KB (2,111 words) - 14:56, 7 April 2024 |
Pleural effusion (redirect from Lung effusion) excessive fluid in the pleural space, the potential space that surrounds each lung. Under normal conditions, pleural fluid is secreted by the parietal pleural... 30 KB (3,720 words) - 05:46, 25 January 2024 |
Budgerigar (redirect from Budgie (bird)) influenced by exercise and diet. Budgerigars have been known to cause "bird fancier's lung" in sensitive people, a type of hypersensitivity pneumonitis. Apart... 44 KB (4,568 words) - 14:36, 26 April 2024 |
Lower respiratory tract infection (redirect from Lung infection) pneumonia but can also be applied to other types of infection including lung abscess and acute bronchitis. Symptoms include shortness of breath, weakness... 25 KB (2,484 words) - 12:37, 13 April 2024 |
Bronchiolitis obliterans (redirect from Popcorn lung) constrictive bronchiolitis and popcorn lung, is a disease that results in obstruction of the smallest airways of the lungs (bronchioles) due to inflammation... 37 KB (3,754 words) - 09:49, 27 December 2023 |
"Pneumonia". National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. 24 March 2022. Association, American Lung. "What Is Walking Pneumonia?". www.lung.org. "What is walking... 12 KB (1,224 words) - 01:05, 31 January 2024 |
the bronchi, accompanied by inflamed patches in the nearby lobules of the lungs. It is often contrasted with lobar pneumonia; but, in clinical practice... 5 KB (409 words) - 18:15, 21 October 2023 |
Pulmonary fibrosis (redirect from Lung fibrosis) Pulmonary fibrosis is a condition in which the lungs become scarred over time. Symptoms include shortness of breath, a dry cough, feeling tired, weight... 31 KB (3,171 words) - 20:13, 22 March 2024 |
Pulmonary edema (redirect from Lung edema) fluid accumulation in the tissue or air spaces (usually alveoli) of the lungs. This leads to impaired gas exchange, most often leading to dyspnea which... 33 KB (3,655 words) - 10:53, 1 May 2024 |
Restrictive lung diseases are a category of extrapulmonary, pleural, or parenchymal respiratory diseases that restrict lung expansion, resulting in a... 9 KB (998 words) - 23:38, 12 October 2023 |
Black lung disease (BLD), also known as coal-mine dust lung disease, or simply black lung, is an occupational type of pneumoconiosis caused by long-term... 28 KB (3,286 words) - 02:03, 29 April 2024 |
Pulmonary embolism (redirect from Lung embolism) Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a blockage of an artery in the lungs by a substance that has moved from elsewhere in the body through the bloodstream (embolism)... 86 KB (9,695 words) - 03:17, 26 April 2024 |
term used to describe specific changes that occur to the structure of the lungs during injury or disease. Most often DAD is described in association with... 16 KB (1,749 words) - 12:40, 2 May 2024 |
Respiratory disease (redirect from Lung Disease) Respiratory diseases, or lung diseases, are pathological conditions affecting the organs and tissues that make gas exchange difficult in air-breathing... 33 KB (3,480 words) - 14:17, 25 March 2024 |
Interstitial lung disease (ILD), or diffuse parenchymal lung disease (DPLD), is a group of respiratory diseases affecting the interstitium (the tissue)... 28 KB (2,826 words) - 23:55, 30 April 2024 |
consolidation that affects a large and continuous area of the lobe of a lung. It is one of three anatomic classifications of pneumonia (the other being... 7 KB (720 words) - 01:48, 14 May 2022 |
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (redirect from Shock lung) failure characterized by rapid onset of widespread inflammation in the lungs. Symptoms include shortness of breath (dyspnea), rapid breathing (tachypnea)... 53 KB (5,990 words) - 11:03, 14 April 2024 |
known as pleuritis, is inflammation of the membranes that surround the lungs and line the chest cavity (pleurae). This can result in a sharp chest pain... 26 KB (2,989 words) - 06:28, 6 March 2024 |