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Pneumonia
- Classify - Broncho. Lobar., Intgerstitial, Br. Vascular, Thromboemoblic,
- Granulomatous, Atelectasis
- Etiopath - Physical, chemical, biological agents
- damage resp. mucosa, Inflam, reduced cilliary activity, fluid accumulation, Pneumonia
- - Ecoli, Pseudo, Pasteu. Proteus, Strep, Staph
- Bordetella. Virus, Fungal.
- Parasitic - A. Abstrusus, P. Kellicott
- Signs - Anorexia, depression, dehydration, fever
- Prod. cough, Rhinitis, Sinusitis, Conjectivitis, moist roles on Auscultation. Dyspnea, activity.
- Dx - MDB, Leukocytosis, "Stress response" degenerative left shift. Metabolic and Resp. acidosis. x-ray-alveolar pattern
- - Culture & Sensitivity through Bronchial wash or Percutaneous route
- Rx - Same as in chr. Bronchitis, AB. through clinical recovery Anthilminitics
Pulmonary Infilterates with Eosinophils
- Etiopath - Unknown, Hypersensitivity, Biroflariasis
- Chr. Pneumonia. Auto immune disease
- Signs - A Chr. dry cough, anorexia, fever, dyspnea, wheezing, resp, failure
- Dx - Eosinophilia, Eosinophilic Infilterate,
- Leukocytesis, neutrophilia, x-ray, diffuse
- alveolar Infilt. and Peri-Bronchial thickening
- Rx - Symp. relief, prednisolone C.l mg/lb/day Bid.
Emphysema
- Over distension of distal alveoli
- Etio - Obst. of Bronchioles, trapping of air weakening of airways and narrowing.
- Signs -Obscure, expiratory dyspnes, Barrel chest, Abducted Elbows
- Dx - X-ray R/o Pneumothorax, Bullae Formation. Pneum
- Rx - as in Chr. Bronchitis
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