drug-induced pulmonary disease…

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respiratory system, drug-induced pulmonary disease, lung disease, an adverse, bad) reaction to a medication, many types of lung injury, result from medications, impossible to predict who, develop lung disease resulting, a medication, drug, types of lung diseases, result from medications, allergic reactions, asthma, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, eosinophilic pneumonia, coughing, bronchitis, inflammation, the lung air sacks, pneumonitis, infiltration, interstitial fibrosis, scarring, pulmonary edema, swelling, in the lungs, fluid buildup, in the tissues, alveolar hemorrhage, bleeding, lung air sacks, pleural effusion, fluid, in the tissues surrounding the lungs, lung vasculitis, inflammation of lung blood vessels, mediastinal inflammation, inflammation, the spaces surrounding the lungs, heart, swollen lymph nodes, lymphadenopathy, respiratory failure, granulomatous lung disease, a type of tumor, in the lungs, drug-induced lupus erythematosus, numerous drugs, known to cause lung disease, people, chemotherapy agents, certain antibiotics, illicit drugs, certain cardiovascular drugs, many others, cough, wheezing, shortness of breath, chest pain, bloody sputum, fever, symptoms varied, abnormal breath sounds revealed by a physical examination, a stethoscope, chest x-ray, chest ct scan, cbc, differential, bronchoscopy, thoracentesis, pleural effusion is present, difficult to diagnose cases, require lung biopsy, treatment consists mainly of discontinuing the offending drug, beginning supportive management, instance, need inhaler therapy, oxygen, drug-induced lung disease improves, challenge tests, reintroducing the suspected medication, symptoms recur, rarely performed, steroid therapy prednisone, to quickly reverse the lung inflammation, offending drug, used, acute episodes, resolve, 48 - 72 hours, medication has been discontinued, chronic syndromes, take longer to resolve, drug-induced lung diseases pulmonary fibrosis, never resolve, respiratory failure, diffuse interstitial pulmonary fibrosis, hypoxemia, low blood oxygen, symptoms of this disorder occur, previous reaction to medication, noted, avoid the medication, wear a medical allergy bracelet, have known drug reactions, avoid the abuse of illicit drugs, this will, prevent many drug-induced lung diseases, murray j, nadel j, textbook of respiratory medicine, 3rd ed, philadelphia, pa, wb saunders, 2000. , noble j, textbook of primary care medicine, 3rd ed, mosby, 2001.