Aspiration Pneumonitis due to Anesthesia

Pneumonitis

Pneumonitis is when the tiny air sacs in your lungs become inflamed or swollen. When you breathe in something that irritates your lungs, you may have an allergic reaction to it. Then the air sacs in your lungs can swell. If it is not treated early, it can scar your lungs.

Help with inflammation in your lungs

Lungs can scar,Heart failure,Respiratory failure,Need for lung transplant

Emergency Medicine,Respiratory

Air Conditioner Lung,Bird Breeder's or Bird Fancier's Lung,Extrinsic Allergic Alveolitis,Farmer's Lung,Hot Tub Lung,Humidifier Lung,Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis,Inflammation of Lung Tissue,Interstitial Pneumonitis,Mushroom Picker's Disease,Pigeon Breeder’s Lung

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