A review on pulmonary diseases
Journal Title: International Journal of Research in Pharmacology & Pharmacotherapeutics (IJRPP) - Year 2019, Vol 8, Issue 1
Abstract
Lung diseases or pulmonary diseases are some of the most common medical conditions in the world. Lung disease affecting airways include asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Lung disease affecting the air sacs include pneumonia, tuberculosis, pulmonary edema, lung cancer, acute respiratory distress syndrome, pneumoconiosis. Lung disease affecting the interstitium include interstitial lung disease. Lung diseases affecting blood vessels are pulmonary embolism, pulmonary hypertension. Lung disease affecting the pleura are pleural effusion, mesothelioma. Lung diseases affecting chest wall are obesity hypoventilation syndrome, neuromuscular disorder. Common symptoms include wheezing, shortness of breath, chest discomfort, cough with or without mucous, fever, blood in the sputum, weight loss, fatty stool. Diagnosis include pulmonary function test, chest imaging, thoracoscopy, needle biopsy pleura analysis, bronchoscopy, mediastinoscopy and mediastinotomy. Treatment for asthma, copd, pneumonia, bronchitis, include bronchodilators (salbutamol, theophylline), corticosteroids (hydrocortisone, prednisolone), antibiotics (amoxycillin, doxycycline, ciprofloxin, ceftriaxone) incase of tuberculosis medication include AKT3 & AKT4.
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Siddhartha L
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