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Collagen Vascular Disease Systemic lupus erythematosus pleuritis + pleural effusions Rheumatoid arthritis (rheumatoid lung

Introduction – Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Presentation Evaluation Treatment Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

Overview Airway lining pseudostratified ciliated columnar cells extend to the bronchioles   mucus secretions are

Snapshot A 37-year-old woman is referred to the pulmonologist’s office from her PCP for

Introduction Defined as expectoration for > 3 months for > 2 consecutive years Pathophysiology overproduction of

Overview Definition inhalation of small dust particles (coni = latin for dust) Pathophysiology varied and

Introduction A condition characterized bydilation of air spaces (with ↓ elasticity and ↑ compliance)  due

Introduction Pathophysiology aka hyaline membrane disease immature fetal lungs have a deficiency in surfactant 

Snapshot A previously healthy 30-year-old African American woman has fatigue, arthralgia, and a nodular

Overview Therapeutic strategies for treating asthma include: decreasing inflammation increasing sympathetic tone There are

Snapshot A five-year-old with severe asthma is being treated in the ER with a

Snapshot A 3-year-old boy with a history of recurrent pneumonia and chronic diarrhea. His