Cystic fibrosis

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disorder characterized by the production of sweat with a high salt content and mucus secretions with an abnormal viscosity.

Aspiration pneumonia

Pneumonia due to the aspiration (breathing in) of food, liquid, or gastric contents into the upper respiratory tract.


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PMID (PMCID)
25562561
 FEMALE
A 15-year old girl with asthma and lower lobe bronchiectasis.
Ricketti PA, Unkle DW, King KA, Cleri DJ, Ricketti AJ.
Allergy Asthma Proc. 2015;36(1):82-6.
The differential diagnosis includes cystic fibrosis (CF), immunodeficiency disorders, complement deficiency, allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, alpha-1 antitrypsin disease, repeated aspiration pneumonia, foreign body, bronchial carcinoid, unresolved right middle lobe pneumonia, and primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD).
16026100
 FEMALE Adult
[Effect of intrapulmonary percussive ventilation in a severely disabled patient with persistent pulmonary consolidation].
Wada N, Murayama K, Kaneko T, Kitazumi E.
No To Hattatsu. 2005;37(4):332-6.
An intrapulmonary percussive ventilator (IPV) improves airway clearance and lung function, and is useful for wide variety of respiratory disorders, such as cystic fibrosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, aspiration pneumonia, and neuromuscular diseases.