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#REDIRECT[[:Category:Lungs - Circulatory Pathology]]
 
 
==[[Pulmonary Hyperaemia]]==
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
==[[Pulmonary Congestion]]==
 
 
 
 
 
==[[Pulmonary Oedema]]==
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
==[[Pulmonary Haemorrhage]]==
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
==[[Pulmonary Embolism, Thrombosis and Infarction]]==
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
==Pulmonary hypertension==
 
*Caused by '''left-to-right vascular shunts''' or increased resistance of the pulmonary vascular system
 
 
 
*In animals, it is most commonly a sequel of '''widespread fibrosis in the lung''' or [[Bronchitis#Chronic bronchitis|chronic bronchitis or bronchiolitis]] which stimulates hypertrophy in the walls of small arteries
 
*Severe prolonged pulmonary hypertension leads to [[Cor Pulmonale|'''cor pulmonale''']], right-sided heart failure secondary to primary lung disease
 
 
 
[[Category:Lungs - Circulatory Pathology]]
 
 
 
 
 
==Test yourself with the Lungs Pathology Flashcards==
 
[[Lungs_Flashcards_-_Pathology|Lungs Pathology Flashcards]]
 
 
 
 
 
[[Category:Lungs - Degenerative Pathology]]
 
[[Category:Respiratory System - Degenerative Pathology]]
 

Latest revision as of 17:11, 19 February 2011