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adult respiratory distress syndrome
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| acute respiratory failure; characterized by tachypnea, dyspnea, cyanosis, and hypoxemia |
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| type of pneumoconiosis; coal dust collecting in lungs; also called black lung or miners lung |
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| type of pneumoconiosis; asbestos fibers collecting in lungs |
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| condition in which alveoli in a portion of lung collapses; prevents gas exchange in lung |
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chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
COPD |
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| progressive, chronic and usually irreversible group of conditions; like emphysema; lungs have decreased capacity to function |
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| genetic condition; produces very thick mucus that causes sever congestion in lungs |
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| chronic lung condition characterized by destruction of alveolar wall |
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| fungal infection of the lungs |
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nfant respiratory distress syndrome
IRDS |
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| most common in premature infants; characterized by tachypnea; previously called hyaline membrane disease |
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| viral infection of respiratory system |
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| severe bacterial infection causing pneumonia, liver and kidney damage |
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| less severe but longer lasting form of bacterial pneumonia; also called walking pneumonia |
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| accumulation of foreign particles, such as coal dust, in the lungs |
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pneumocystis pneumonia
PCP |
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| pneumonia caused by a fungus; an opportunistic infection seen in AIDS patients |
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| inflammatory condition of lung; results in aveoli filling with fluid |
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| excessive amount of tissue fluid accumulating in the lung tissues |
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| floating blood clot obstructs pulmonary artery; causes infarct of lung tissue |
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| formation of fibrous scar tissue in lung; reduced ability to expand lung |
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severe acute respiratory syndrome
SARS |
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| acute viral respiratory infection; begins like flu but quickly progresses; very high mortality rate |
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| type of pneumoconiosis; accumulation of silica dust in lungs |
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| breathing stops repeatedly during sleep; causes drop in oxygen levels |
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sudden infant death syndrome
SIDS |
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| unexpected and unexplained death of apparently well infant; stops breathing for unknown reasons |
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| bacterial lung infection; results in inflammation and calcification of lungs |
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| accumulation of pus in pleural space; also called pyothorax |
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| accumulation of fluid in pleural cavity; prevents lung from fully expanding |
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| inflammation of pleura; characterized by sharp pain with each breath |
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| collection of air in pleural cavity; may result in collapsed lung |
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