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Pa Tho Physiology of Pneumonia
Pa Tho Physiology of Pneumonia
mlcroorganlsm
Lo nasal passages
lnvaslon of Lhe
resplraLory sysLem
Cough
AcLlvaLlon of
lmmune response
(mucus producLlon)
lneffecLlve lmmune
response resulLs Lo
overwhelmlng
lnfecLlon
lnvadlng lung
parenchyma
8elease of
endoLoxlns and
exoLoxlns
ConLlnuous mucus
producLlon
Masslve
lnflammaLlon
(pneumonla)
consolldaLlon
uyspnea
Pazy porLlon of
Lhe chesL paln
AlLered gas
exchange