The WikiDoc Living Textbook of Pulmonary Disease
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Click Here For A Complete Listing Of All Chapters In The Living Textbook Of Pulmonology In Alphabetical Order
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Anatomy
Anatomy of torso, respiratory system: Lungs and related structures | |
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| lungs | right • left • lingula • apex • base • root • cardiac notch • cardiac impression • hilum • borders (anterior, posterior, inferior) • surfaces (costal, mediastinal, diaphragmatic) • fissures (oblique, horizontal) |
| conducting zone | trachea (tracheal rings, carina) • bronchi • main bronchus (right, left) • lobar/secondary bronchi (eparterial bronchus) • segmental/tertiary bronchi (bronchopulmonary segment) • bronchiole • terminal bronchiole |
| respiratory zone | |
| pleurae | parietal pleura (cervical, costal, mediastinal, diaphragmatic) • visceral pleura • pulmonary ligament • recesses (costomediastinal, costodiaphragmatic) • pleural cavity |
Anatomy: respiratory system |
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| Nose • Nasal cavity • Pharynx • Larynx • Trachea • Lungs • Bronchi • Alveoli • Conducting zone • Respiratory zone |
Embryology
Prenatal development/Mammalian development of respiratory system (overview) | |
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| Upper | Nasal placode |
| Lower | Laryngotracheal groove - Lung buds |
Physiology
Disease States
Congenital Disease States
Congenital malformations and deformations of respiratory system (Q30-Q34, 748) | |
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| Nose | Choanal atresia |
| Larynx | Laryngocele - Laryngomalacia |
| Trachea and bronchus | Tracheomalacia |
| Lung | Bronchiectasis - Pulmonary sequestration - Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation |
| see also non-congenital (J, 460-519) | |
Pharmacotherapy
Drugs for obstructive airway diseases: asthma/COPD (R03) | |
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| Adrenergics, inhalants | Short acting β2-agonists: Salbutamol/Levosalbutamol • Fenoterol • Terbutaline • Pirbuterol • Procaterol • Bitolterol • Rimiterol • Carbuterol • Tulobuterol • Reproterol Long acting β2-agonists (LABA): Arformoterol • Bambuterol • Clenbuterol • Formoterol • Salmeterol Ultra LABA: Indacaterol other: Epinephrine • Hexoprenaline • Isoprenaline (Isoproterenol) • Orciprenaline (Metaproterenol) |
| Glucocorticoids | Beclometasone • Budesonide • Ciclesonide • Fluticasone • Mometasone |
| Anticholinergics | Ipratropium • Tiotropium |
| Mast cell stabilizers | Cromoglicate • Nedocromil |
| Xanthines | Aminophylline • Theobromine • Theophylline |
| Leukotriene antagonists | Montelukast • Pranlukast • Zafirlukast |
| Lipoxygenase inhibitor | Zileuton |
| Thromboxane receptor antagonists | Ramatroban • Seratrodast |
| Combination products | Budesonide/formoterol • Fluticasone/salmeterol • Ipratropium/salbutamol |
Other respiratory system products (R07) | |
|---|---|
| Lung surfactants | Colfosceril palmitate |
| Respiratory stimulants | Almitrine - Bemegride - Dimefline - Doxapram - Etamivan - Mepixanox - Nikethamide - Pentylenetetrazol - Prethcamide |
| Other agents for treating respiratory depression | BIMU-8 - BW373U86 - CX-546 |
Surgery
Respiratory system surgeries and other procedures | |
|---|---|
| Larynx and trachea | Laryngectomy - Tracheotomy - Cricothyrotomy |
| Lung and bronchus | Pneumonectomy - Bronchoscopy - Lung transplantation - Heart-lung transplant |
| Chest wall, pleura, mediastinum, and diaphragm | Thoracotomy - Thoracoscopy - Mediastinoscopy - Thoracentesis - Pleurodesis |
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Acknowledgement and Attribution Regarding Sources of Content
Some of the initial content on this page may be incorporated in part from copyleft sources in the public domain including wikis such as Wikipedia and AskDrWiki. Drug information for patients came from the The National Library of Medicine. Infectious disease information may have come from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Differential Diagnoses are drawn from clinicians as well as an amalgamation of 3 sources: 1.The Disease Database; 2. Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:3; 3. Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:7 .
