Respiratory diseases such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and pneumonia can affect the bronchial tree and alveoli, leading to breathing difficulties and reduced oxygen ...
Characteristic X-Ray Film of Stage I (A), Showing Bilateral Fine Pulmonary Granularity and Air Bronchogram, and Hyaline Membranes in the Alveoli, in Hyaline Mucosal Slough in a Small Bronchus (B ...
extending into the alveoli as BOOP. For CB obliterans, the chest radiograph is often normal, there are early inspiratory crackles and there is irreversible airflow obstruction by pulmonary ...
As you breathe, your alveoli (tiny air sacs) always stay open ... Major alterations in your FRC can indicate the presence or progression of lung disease. If you have pulmonary disease, a healthcare ...
Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis was first described by Rosenet al in 1958.1 It is an unusual diffuse lung disease characterised by the accumulation of large amounts of a phospholipoproteinaceous ...