Common Pathologies Of The Respiratory System

Front 1

Asthma

Back 1

Chronic inflammatory disease in which allergies are other substances cause swelling in the bronchial tubes.

Front 2

Bronchitis

Back 2

Inflammation of the bronchia

Front 3

Bronchial genic carcinoma

Back 3

Malignant tumor originating in the bronchi also called lung cancer, often associated with a history of cigarette smoking.

Front 4

COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Back 4

Progressive, chronic group of pulmonary conditions, such as emphysema and chronic bronchitis, with obstruction of air through the airways.

Front 5

Common cold

Back 5

Viral infection that causes nasal congestion, cough, and sore throat.

Front 6

Croup

Back 6

Acute respiratory condition with a barking type of cough, generally found in infants and children.

Front 7

Emphysema

Back 7

Chronic, progressive disease in which the walls of the alveoli are destroyed, resulting in fewer air sacs to assist in respiration.

Front 8

Influenza

Back 8

Viral infection of the respiratory system, symptoms include fever, body aches, headache, chills, and fatigue, commonly called the flu.

Front 9

Pertussis

Back 9

Infectious bacterial disease of the upper respiratory system, due to the sound made when coughing, it is commonly called whooping cough.

Front 10

Pleurisy

Back 10

Inflammation of the pleural membranes with a sharp chest pain upon inhalation.

Front 11

Pneumonia

Back 11

Bacterial or viral infection of the lungs, symptoms include inflammation, chest pain, fluid in the lungs, fever and cough.

Front 12

Pulmonary edema

Back 12

The retention of excessive amounts of fluid in the lung tissue

Front 13

Pulmonary fibrosis

Back 13

Formation of scar tissue in the lungs that causes difficulty in the expansion of the lungs, thus difficulty taking in enough oxygen.

Front 14

Sinusitis

Back 14

Inflammation of the sinus

Front 15

Tonsillitis

Back 15

Bacterial or viral infection of the tonsils, symptoms include inflammation, difficulty swallowing, and pain in the throat.

Front 16

Tuberculosis

Back 16

Highly infectious bacterial infection that commonly affects the respiratory system, causes inflammation and calcification in the lungs.