Bronchial Diseases
Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Bronchial Diseases. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Bronchial Diseases.
Sub-Categories
Terms
Asthma - A form of bronchial disorder with three distinct components: airway hyper-responsiveness (RESPIRATOR...
Asthma, Aspirin-Induced - Asthmatic adverse reaction (e.g., BRONCHOCONSTRICTION) to conventional NSAIDS including aspirin use....
Asthma, Exercise-Induced - Asthma attacks following a period of exercise. Usually the induced attack is short-lived and regress...
Bronchial Fistula - An abnormal passage or communication between a bronchus and another part of the body....
Bronchial Hyperreactivity - Tendency of the smooth muscle of the tracheobronchial tree to contract more intensely in response to...
Bronchial Neoplasms - Tumors or cancer of the BRONCHI....
Bronchial Spasm - Spasmodic contraction of the smooth muscle of the bronchi....
Bronchiectasis - Persistent abnormal dilatation of the bronchi....
Bronchiolitis - Inflammation of the BRONCHIOLES....
Bronchiolitis Obliterans - Inflammation of the BRONCHIOLES leading to an obstructive lung disease. Bronchioles are characterize...
Bronchiolitis, Viral - An acute inflammatory disease of the upper RESPIRATORY TRACT, caused by paramyxoviruses, occurring p...
Bronchitis - Inflammation of the large airways in the lung including any part of the BRONCHI, from the PRIMARY BR...
Bronchitis, Chronic - A subcategory of CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE. The disease is characterized by hypersecreti...
Bronchogenic Cyst - A usually spherical cyst, arising as an embryonic out-pouching of the foregut or trachea. It is gene...
Bronchomalacia - A congenital or acquired condition of underdeveloped or degeneration of CARTILAGE in the BRONCHI. Th...
Bronchopneumonia - Inflammation of the lung parenchyma that is associated with BRONCHITIS, usually involving lobular ar...
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia - An interstitial lung disease of unknown etiology, occurring between 21-80 years of age. It is charac...
Kartagener Syndrome - An autosomal recessive disorder characterized by a triad of DEXTROCARDIA; INFERTILITY; and SINUSITIS...
Status Asthmaticus - A sudden intense and continuous aggravation of a state of asthma, marked by dyspnea to the point of ...
Tracheobronchomalacia - A congenital or acquired condition of underdeveloped or degeneration of CARTILAGE in the TRACHEA and...
Tracheobronchomegaly - A rare and probably congenital condition characterized by great enlargement of the lumen of the trac...
Common Chronic Illnesses
Coronary Disease
An imbalance between myocardial functional requirements and the capacity of the CORONARY VESSELS to supply sufficient blood flow. It is a form of MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA (insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle) caused by a decreased capacity of the coronary vessels.
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
A subtype of DIABETES MELLITUS that is characterized by INSULIN deficiency. It is manifested by the sudden onset of severe HYPERGLYCEMIA, rapid progression to DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS, and DEATH unless treated with insulin. The disease may occur at any age, but is most common in childhood or adolescence.
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
A subclass of DIABETES MELLITUS that is not INSULIN-responsive or dependent (NIDDM). It is characterized initially by INSULIN RESISTANCE and HYPERINSULINEMIA; and eventually by GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; and overt diabetes. Type II diabetes mellitus is no longer considered a disease exclusively found in adults. Patients seldom develop KETOSIS but often exhibit OBESITY.
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Hypertension
Persistently high systemic arterial BLOOD PRESSURE. Based on multiple readings (BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION), hypertension is currently defined as when SYSTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg or when DIASTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently 90 mm Hg or more.
Mesothelioma
A tumor derived from mesothelial tissue (peritoneum, pleura, pericardium). It appears as broad sheets of cells, with some regions containing spindle-shaped, sarcoma-like cells and other regions showing adenomatous patterns. Pleural mesotheliomas have been linked to exposure to asbestos. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Osteoarthritis
A progressive, degenerative joint disease, the most common form of arthritis, especially in older persons. The disease is thought to result not from the aging process but from biochemical changes and biomechanical stresses affecting articular cartilage. In the foreign literature it is often called osteoarthrosis deformans.
