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Inhalational Injury: Pathogenesis and Complications

#Inhalational #Injury #pathophysiology #pulmonary
Inhalational Injury ... Complications #Inhalational ... pathophysiology #pulmonary
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
 •
rarely) diffuse inhalational ... Sarcoidosis, HSP • Inhalation ... differential #diagnosis #pulmonary
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
MV S - Smoke inhalation ... conditions caused by inhalation ... as metastatic pulmonary ... Pulmonary Diseases ... gases: - Smoke inhalation
Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
High-pitched, variable respiratory sound

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
fracture • Burn inhalation ... injury • Caustic inhalation ... diagnosis #causes #pulmonary
Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
disease caused by inhalation ... Pneumoconiosis results from inhalation ... XRay #labeled #pulmonary
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
ILD caused by inhalation ... • Idiopathic pulmonary ... Acute, Chronic • Pulmonary ... #differential #pulmonary
Rhodococcus - Microbiology Overview

Microbiology:
 • Facultative, intracellular, nonmotile, non-spore-forming
 • Aerobic acid-fast gram-positive coccobacilli
 • Produces
herbivore manure • Inhalation ... diagnosis #treatment #pulmonary
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
Respiratory Tract: Inhalation ... black eschar - Inhalation ... cause primary pulmonary ... Species - Invasive pulmonary ... Coccidioides • Pulmonary
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM), • Pulmonary ... leaking out of pulmonary ... resulting from inhalation
Lung Volumes and Capacities

The amount of air that moves in and out of the lungs during
after maximum inhalation ... Capacities #Capacity #Pulmonary