- trauma - radiation - infection - drugs - chemical - autoimmune - circulatory shock

Diffuse alveoli damage Flashcards by rebecca duff

What is it

An acute response to injury in the lungs

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Aetiology of DAD

trauma
radiation
infection
drugs
chemical
autoimmune
circulatory shock

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Histology

Exudate stage- up to 7 days after damage:
-protein rich oedema 
-denuded basement membrane 
-hyaline membranes 
-fibrin 
Proliferative stage
-Fibroblast proliferation 
-epithelium proliferation
-scarring in interstitium/airspaces

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Diffuse alveoli damage Flashcards

(3 cards)