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=== Normal Lung ===
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== Study Questions ==
* <spoiler text="What does it mean to have a shift to the left?">A "shift to the left" indicates an increased ratio of immature PMNs ("bands") to mature PMNs ("segs") within the peripheral circulation.</spoiler>
* <spoiler text="Is there destruction of lung parenchyma in bronchopneumonia?">Yes, there is usually destruction of alveoli and, in this case, there are abscesses containing bacteria.</spoiler>
* <spoiler text="How would this lung have healed if the patient had survived?">Scar tissue would form in the areas of tissue destruction (abscesses).</spoiler>
== Additional Resources ===== Reference ===* [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/807499-overview eMedicine Medical Library: Empyema and Abscess Pneumonia]* [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/296198-overview eMedicine Medical Library: Aspiration Pneumonia]* [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/300157-overview eMedicine Medical Library: Bacterial Pneumonia]* [http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/pulmonary_disorders/pneumonia/overview_of_pneumonia.html Merck Manual: Overview of Pneumonia] === Journal Articles ===* Katz DS, Leung AN. [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10516903 Radiology of pneumonia]. ''Clin Chest Med'' 1999 Sep;20(3):549-62. === Images ===* [{{SERVER}}/library/index.php?/tags/316-bronchopneumonia PEIR Digital Library: Bronchopneumonia Images]* [http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/LUNGHTML/LUNGIDX.html#1 WebPath: Pneumonias] == Related IPLab Cases ==* [[IPLab:Lab 3}}:Lobar Pneumonia|Lab 3: Lung: Lobar Pneumonia]]
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