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Friday, January 5, 2007

The Diseases, Disorders & Syndromes

The basics:

  1. Obstructive and Restrictive diseases

Obstructive diseases that may benefit from bronchodilators:

  1. Cystic Fibrosis
  2. Cystic Fibrosis (coming 12/2/2010)
  3. Asthma
  4. COPD

Diseases that do not benefit from bronchodilators

  1. Cardiac Asthma
  2. Fluid imbalance
  3. Swine flu (for more click here)
  4. Sepsis
  5. Pneumonia
  6. Lung Cancer (Coming 11-18-2010)
  7. Bronchiolitis
  8. Ventilator Acquired Pneumonia (VAP)
  9. DIC
  10. DVT and PE (Coming 9/23/10)
  11. Heart Failure (CHF, pulmonary edema, cardiac asthma) (Coming 9-1-2010)
  12. Treatment for heart failure (June 17, 2010)
  13. Pulmonary Fibrosis
  14. ARDS
  15. Bronchiolitis (RSV)
  16. Circadium Rythm Sleep Disorder (for night shifters)
  17. Dry Drowning: Drowning on dry land
  18. Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) or Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
  19. Sarcoidosis (may eventually lead to ILD)
  20. Lupus (may eventually lead to ILD)
  21. Bronchiectasis
  22. Restless Leg Syndrome
  23. Pertussis
  24. White Coat Fever

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