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Antibiotics are indicated where the inflammation threatens the blood vessels, and could be spread. Bed rest and avoiding very cold air, smoke, chemical fumes, animal dander, dust, and anything that could worsen the inflammation or lead to pneumonia.
Inhalation therapy is often used where fluid is already forming inside the lungs or where the breathing passages are being blocked.
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What is bisegmental pneumonitis?
Pneumonitis refers to lung tissue inflammation. Bisegmental pneumonitis refers to inflammation of the lung tissue with occurs in two segments.
Is perihilar infiltrates the same as pneumonia?
no
How can you cure basal pneumonitis?
Antibiotics where infection (pneumonia) is suspected. Bed rest and drink plenty of fluids. Avoid anything such as smoke, dust, or chemical fumes that could further irritate the lung tissue.
What's difference between pneumonitis and pneumonia?
Pneumonia involves the swelling or inflammation lung tissue and it is infectious whereas pneumonitis is not infectious.
Can you explain what is the meaning of streaky densities in the perihilar regions?
Streaky density
What does hypersensitivity pneumonitis refer to?
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis refers to an inflammation of the lungs caused by repeated breathing in of a foreign substance, such an organic dust, a fungus, or a mold.
Is pneumonitis a communicable disease?
No. Pneumonitis means inflammation of the lungs (e.g. from a chemical or a toxin), whereas pneumonia means infection of the lungs (which could be communicable).
What really means the perihilar areas with some nodular densities?
my daugther chest xray found that her chest xray results that there are densities in the perihilar areas with some nodular densities within. and it consider a primary koch's infection
Is central pneumonitis and primary complex the same?
yes
What virus causes colitis pneumonitis and retinitis?
Cmv
What causes perihilar pneumonia?
It is inflammation of the perihilum (area around the hilum, a section of the lungs next to the heart, where the blood vessels enter). It may or may not be caused by pneumonia.
Is radiation pneumonitis able to be passed to others?
Radiation pneumonitis is in relation to being exposed to radiation, therefore the only way another person could get this inflammation of the lungs is by having their person exposed to radiation as well.
