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Pleurisy, also known as pleuritis, is an inflammation of the pleura, the lining of the pleural cavity surrounding the lungs. Among other things, infections are the most common cause of pleurisy.
Pneumonia is a inflammatory condition of the lung. It is often characterized as including inflammation of the parenchyma of the lung (that is, the alveoli ) and abnormal alveolar filling with fluid (consolidation and exudation).
Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a blockage of the main artery of the lung or one of its branches by a substance that has travelled from elsewhere in the body through the bloodstream (embolism). Usually this is due to embolism of a thrombus (blood clot) from the deep veins in the legs, a process termed venous thromboembolism. A small proportion is due to the embolization of air, fat or amniotic fluid. The obstruction of the blood flow through the lungs and the resultant pressure on the right ventricle of the heart leads to the symptoms and signs of PE. The risk of PE is increased in various situations, such as cancer and prolonged bed rest.[1]
Symptoms of pulmonary embolism include difficulty breathing, chest pain on inspiration, and palpitations. Clinical signs include low blood oxygen saturation and cyanosis, rapid breathing, and a rapid heart rate. Severe cases of PE can lead to collapse, abnormally low blood pressure, and sudden death.[1]
Pulmonary emboli develop by a wandering blood clot (usually from the legs), which travel to the lungs via the heart. Several of these clots could migrate to the pulmonary vasculature and aggregate in one vessel.
A fat embolism is a large fat droplet that enters the bloodstream. A fat embolism occurs most commonly following a fracture of the pelvis, femur, or tibia. Multiple fractures are more likely to lead to fat embolism than single fractures. Symptoms of fat embolism usually begin 12 to 72 hours following the injury. Symptoms of fat embolism occur when the small fat droplets obstruct the small vessels in the lung or brain. The obstruction reduces the blood flow to parts of the lung or brain, causing those areas to malfunction.
What are the symptoms of a fat embolism?
Symptoms of a fat embolism may include rapid pulse, shortness of breath, rash, agitation, lethargy, confusion, seizures, and coma.
How does one treat a fat embolism?
Treatment for a fat embolism is supportive and includes supplemental oxygen, hydration, and in more extreme cases mechanical ventilation. Surgery may be required in some cases.
Children to elderly can contract pneumonia, whether viral or bacterial. It is usually short-lived. It can cause some damage to lung tissues, but generally pneumonia clears up.
Emphysema means some of the alveoli have collapsed. There is not enough surface area for exchange of CO2 and O2.
Pulmonary oedema is fluid accumulation within in the lungs.
Pleural effusion is fluid in the pleural space ie between the lining of the lungs and the internal lining of the thorax.
Pneumonia is caused by bacterial or viral infection
Tuberculosis is caused by Myobacterium Tuberculosis.
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Has there ever been any relationship between Adult onset Asthma and DVT or Pulmonary Embolism?
no
What is the difference between cor pulmonale and pulmonary embolism?
A pulmonary embolism is a tissue fragment (part of a blood clot, fat, amniotic fluid, part of a tumour or bullet fragment) that became loose in the blood stream and was carried by the blood stream to a different location. A pulmonary embolism is, in most cases, a thromboembolism (part of a blood clot), which is carried from the deep veins of the legs or the pevis. It travels up the blood stream, through the inferior vena cava, into the heart, and subsequently into the pulmonary artery. In the pulmonary artery, it arrests, forming a potentially life threating occlusion. Cor pulmonale is hypertrophy of the right ventricle due to chronic pulmonary hypertension. The pulmonay hypertension means that the right ventricle has to pump blood with greater force, causing its muscle to hypertrophy (enlarge in size). Therefore, to summarize, a pulmonary embolism is an obstruction of pulmonary blood flow while cor pulmonale is the morphological change of the right ventricle due to pulmonary hypertension.
What is the difference between pulmonary fibrosis and pulmonary sclerosis?
They are essentially the same.
What is the difference between COPD and pulmonary fibrosis?
what is the differencebetween copd and pulmonary fibrosis
What is the difference between pleural effusion and pulmonary embolism?
A pleural effusion is a build up of fluid between the (visceral and parietal) layers which line the lungs and chest cavity. Whereas....... A pulmonary embolus is a sudden blockage in a lung artery caused by a blood clot that travels to the lung from another part of the body. NB: - Pleural effusion = problem in visceral and parietal layers - Pulmonary embolus = problem in lung artery
Parapneumonic pulmonary effusion?
DefinitionParapneumonic pulmonary effusion is an build up of fluid between layers of the tissue lining the lung and the chest cavity, which develops in the setting of pneumonia.
What is the difference between pulmonary and alveolar ventilation?
nothing
What is the predicted oxygen saturation in moderate pulmonary embolism?
In moderate pulmonary embolism, the predicted oxygen saturation may vary depending on the individual, but it is typically lower than normal levels. Patients may present with oxygen saturation levels below 90%, indicating impaired oxygen exchange in the lungs due to the blockage of blood flow to the lungs. Monitoring oxygen saturation is important in assessing the severity of pulmonary embolism and guiding treatment.
What is the difference between pulmonary system and coronary system?
Coronary or cardio is blood flow. Pulmonary or respiratory is breathing.
What result from griffith's experiments suggested that the cause of pneumonia was not a chemical poison released by the disease-causing bacteria?
The difference between "walking pneumonia" and "true pneumonia".
What the difference between the pulmonary arteries and other arteries in the body?
they carry deoxygenated blood
What condition is indicated by the structural difference between systemic and pulmonary arteries?
Elatic recoil.
