Respiratory disease - Immunity, Pathogens, Defense

respiratory disease

Table of Contents

Introduction
Signs and symptoms
Defenses of the respiratory system
Methods of investigation
Lung transplantation
Morphological classification of respiratory disease
- Diseases of the upper airway
- Diseases of the major bronchi
- Diseases of the smaller bronchi and bronchioles
- Diseases of the alveolar ducts and alveoli
- Diseases of the pleura
- Diseases of the mediastinum and diaphragm
Major diseases of the respiratory system
- Viral infections of the respiratory system
- Bacterial infections of the respiratory system
  - Pneumonia
  - Legionnaires disease
  - Pneumonia in immunocompromised persons
  - Tuberculosis
  - Q fever
- Allergic lung diseases
  - Asthma
  - Hay fever
  - Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
- Acute diseases of the bronchi
  - Acute bronchitis
  - Bronchiolitis
  - Bronchiectasis
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Chronic bronchitis
- Pulmonary emphysema
- Lung cancer
Occupational lung disease
- Silicosis and black lung disease
- Asbestosis and mesothelioma
- Respiratory toxicity of glass and metal fibres
- Byssinosis and related diseases
- Respiratory toxicity of industrial chemicals
- Disability and attribution of occupational lung diseases
Miscellaneous conditions of the respiratory system
- Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- Sarcoidosis
- Eosinophilic granuloma
- Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis
- Immunologic conditions
- Radiation damage
- Circulatory disorders
- Acute respiratory distress syndrome of adults
- Air pollution
- Acute carbon monoxide poisoning

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