[DOC] [TLE] Free Flashcards about MEDICINE - StudyStack [PAR] CONJUNCTIVITIS, AN INFLAMMATION CAUSED BY BACTERIA OR A VIRUS, ... 
AMONG DISEASES ASSOCIATED WITH EXPOSURE TO VIETNAM-ERA AGENT 
.... RATHER THAN A SINGLE DISEASE, IT'S A GENERAL TERM FOR LUNG... [DOC] [TLE] Lung Diseases [PAR] Asthma is a reversible obstructive lung disease, caused by ... Control of 
inflammation should lead to reduction in airway ... pulmonary disease (COPD) is 
a term referring to two lung diseases, chronic ...... to clear up a pleural effusion is 
to direct treatment at what is causing it, rather than ..... Pneumonia is not a single 
disease. [DOC] [TLE] Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. COPD information | Patient [PAR] Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a general term which ... The 
lining of the airways becomes inflamed and damaged by smoking. ... Wheezing 
with cough and breathlessness may become worse than usual if you .... (This can 
be with two separate inhalers or with a single inhaler containing two medicines.)
... [DOC] [TLE] Pneumonia | definition of pneumonia by Medical dictionary [PAR] Pneumonia is an infection of the lung that can be caused by nearly any class of ... 
In the United States, pneumonia is the sixth most common disease leading to .... 
This is particularly true of the elderly and people with chronic diseases (such as 
... A condition in which lung tissue becomes firm and solid rather than elastic and
... [DOC] [TLE] Joint Disease | definition of Joint Disease by Medical dictionary [PAR] Arthritis is not a single disease, but a group of over 100 diseases that cause pain 
... disease, in which the body produces abnormal antibodies against its own .... 
They also may worsen certain features of the disease rather than relieve them. .... 
A general term for inflammation of joints, of which there are 100 clinical forms. [DOC] [TLE] Pneumonia - Wikipedia [PAR] Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung affecting primarily the 
microscopic air sacs ... Risk factors include other lung diseases such as cystic 
fibrosis, COPD, and .... Viral pneumonia presents more commonly with wheezing 
than does .... The neutrophils also release cytokines, causing a general activation 
of the... [DOC] [TLE] Systemic inflammatory response syndrome - Wikipedia [PAR] There was intent to encourage a definition which dealt with the multiple (rather 
than a single) etiologies associated with organ dysfunction and failure following a
... [DOC] [TLE] Inflammation - Wikipedia [PAR] Inflammation (Latin, inflammatio) is part of the complex biological response of 
body tissues to ... In contrast, chronic inflammation may lead to a host of diseases
, such as hay fever, .... the lung (pneumonia) does not cause pain unless the 
inflammation involves the ..... White blood cells then assist by releasing more 
cytokines. [DOC] [TLE] Emphysema - In-Depth Report - NY Times Health [PAR] Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a condition in which there is .... 
In chronic bronchitis, smoking triggers inflammation that causes damage in the 
airways. ... Chest pain occurs in about 75% of patients; it can be very severe and 
its ..... to be related to the dimensions of the small, rather than the large, airways. [DOC] [TLE] Interstitial lung disease: progress and problems [PAR] Interstitial lung disease involves all areas of medicine as it often occurs in ... 
insults with a similar pattern of inflammation and fibrosis and conversely a single 
agent, ... are characteristic of diseases of the lung parenchyma and its blood 
supply. ... as a general descriptive term and several different histopathological 
patterns of... [DOC] [TLE] Interstitial Lung Disease: Symptoms and Life Expectancy [PAR] Feb 22, 2016 ... Interstitial lung disease is the name for a group of diseases that affect the ... 
Interstitial lung disease usually involves all of the lungs diffusely rather than ... to 
use the term "interstitial pneumonitis" to refer to inflammation in the... [DOC] [TLE] Diseases Of The Respiratory System | Baseline of Health [PAR] Mar 2, 2009 ... Respiratory Diseases: COPD, Bronchitis, Asthma & Allergies | Newsletter ... 
disease generally caused by long term irritation to the lungs that ... and 
inflammation to the mucus membrane lining of the airways (primarily .... As 
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Question: Rather than a single disease, it's a general term for lung diseases involving inflammation
Answer: pneumonia