What is Pulmonary Pathology?

PULMONARY PATHOLOGY
(A) The presence of capillaritis is one of the few medical emergencies in pulmonary pathology. Capillaritis is distinctive but can be quite focal in the biopsy specimen. Here a “pseudo-bronchopneumonia” pattern is present, with shed neutrophils filling alveolar spaces. (B) Here the neutrophils are still within the alveolar walls. (A, B) H&E stain; (A) 40× original magnification; (B) 400× original magnification. My approach to interstitial lung disease using clinical, radiological, and histopathological patterns: Leslie KO - Journal of clinical pathology (2009). Not altered. CC.

Pulmonary pathology is respiratory diseases that include asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), pulmonary fibrosis, pneumonia, and lung cancer.

Examples of pulmonary pathology include: 

  • Pulmonary embolism