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Altered Ventilation and Diffusion - Coggle Diagram
Altered Ventilation and Diffusion
Airflow obstruction / restriction
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Chronic Bronchitis
Chronic inflammation and edema
Bronchodilator therapy
Steroids, mucolytic agents
Emphysema
Enlargement of air spaces beyond terminal bronchioles
Loss of elastic recoil in the alveoli
Supplemental Oxygen
Danazol or Tamoxifen to increase production of AAT
Asthma
Controlling environmental triggers
Medication to reverse inflammation and bronchoconstriction
Smoking cessation
Pneumonia
Macrolides like Azithromycin
Oxygen therapy
Infectious process / lungs fill with pus and fluid
Cystic Fibrosis
Increased thickness of alveolar capillary junction / Decreased usable surface area of ACJ
Mutation of CFTCR gene
Clearing the airways
Lung Transplant
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Severe inflammation and edema
Intubation with mechanical ventilation
PEEP
Atelectasis