Pathologic Function
pulmonary hemorrhage
pul·mo·nar·y hem·or·rhage
Definitions related to pulmonary hemorrhage:
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Bleeding from the lung parenchyma.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Pulmonary hemorrhage is a bleeding within the lungs. Older children and adults may spit blood or bloody sputum. Neonates, infants and young children usually do not spit up blood. Anemia, pulmonary infiltrates, increasingling bloody return on BAL and the presence of hemosiderin-laden macrophages in broncho-alveolar lavage (BAL) fluid or lung biopsy can diagnose lung bleeding. Alveolar macrophages contain phagocytosed red blood cells and stain positive for hemosiderin, a product of hemoglobin degradation, after about 48-72 hours following pulmonary hemorraghe. Previous or recurrent bleeding can thus be distinguished from fresh events. A differentiation into local or diffuse is of importance. Also differentiate if pulmonary hemorrhage is due to a primary lung disorder or a manifestation of a systemic disease.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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