pulmonary toxicity

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• Pulmonary toxicity — is the medical name for side effects on the lungs.Although most cases of pulmonary toxicity in medicine are due to side effects of medicinal drugs, many cases can be due to side effects of radiation (radiotherapy). Other (non medical) causes of… …   Wikipedia

• Pulmonary compliance — (or lung compliance) can refer to either dynamic or static lung compliance. Static lung compliance is the change in volume for any given applied pressure.[1] Dynamic lung compliance is the compliance of the lung at any given time during actual… …   Wikipedia

• Pulmonary surfactant — Diagram of the alveoli with both cross section and external view Pulmonary surfactant is a surface active lipoprotein complex (phospholipoprotein) formed by type II alveolar cells. The proteins and lipids that surfactant comprises have both a… …   Wikipedia

• Pulmonary fibrosis — Scarring throughout the lungs which can be caused by many conditions such as, sarcoidosis, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, asbestosis, and certain medications. Chronic pulmonary inflammation and fibrosis can also occur without an identifiable cause …   Medical dictionary

• toxicity — The state of being poisonous. oxygen t. 1. a body disturbance resulting from breathing high partial pressures of oxygen; characterized by visual and hearing abnormalities, unusual fatigue while breathing …   Medical dictionary

• Oxygen toxicity — Classification and external resources In 1942–43 the UK Government carried out extensive testing for oxygen toxicity in divers. The chamber is pressurised with air to 3.7  …   Wikipedia

• Local anesthetic toxicity — While generally safe, local anesthetic agents can be toxic if used in excessive doses or administered improperly. Even when administered properly, patients may still experience unintended reactions to local anesthetics. [Zamanian, R., Toxicity,… …   Wikipedia

• Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis — Scarring throughout the lungs without an identifiable cause. Symptoms of pulmonary fibrosis include shortness of breath, coughing and diminished exercise tolerance. The treatment involves corticosteroids (such as Prednisone) and/or other… …   Medical dictionary

• Fibrosis, pulmonary — Scarring throughout the lungs which can be caused by many conditions such as, sarcoidosis, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, asbestosis, and certain medications. Chronic pulmonary inflammation and fibrosis can also occur without an identifiable cause …   Medical dictionary

• O2 toxicity — oxygen toxicity the effects of hyperoxia due to the breathing of high partial pressures of oxygen for prolonged periods; they include serious, sometimes irreversible, damage to the pulmonary capillary endothelium, followed by cerebral edema and… …   Medical dictionary

• Carmustine — Systematic (IUPAC) name N,N bis(2 chloroethyl) N nitroso urea Clinical data AHFS/Drugs.com …   Wikipedia