Anatomy subcategory
Respiratory Pathology
Mnemonics for obstructive and restrictive lung disease, infection and lung tumours.
Entries in Respiratory Pathology
Diffuse alveolar damage with non-cardiogenic pulmonary oedema
A memory aid for the pathology and definition of ARDS.
Inflammation, bronchoconstriction and airway remodelling
A memory aid for the airway changes in asthma.
Centriacinar from smoking, panacinar from alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency
A memory aid for the patterns of emphysema.
Upper zone and lower zone causes have distinct differentials
A memory aid for classifying interstitial lung disease by zone.
Small cell is central and rapidly metastasising; non-small cell divides into squamous, adeno and large cell
A memory aid for the histological types of lung cancer and their behaviour.
Coal, silica and asbestos, each with a characteristic pattern
A memory aid for the occupational dust diseases.