Table 6:
Common Restrictive and Obstructive Lung Diseases
Common Obstructive Lung Diseases
Common Restrictive Lung Diseases
  • Asthma
  • Asthmatic bronchitis
  • Chronic obstructive bronchitis
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD includes asthmatic bronchitis, chronic bronchitis, emphysema and the overlap between them).
  • Cystic fibrosis
  • Emphysema
  • Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
  • Interstitial pneumonitis
  • Infectious inflammation (eg, histoplasmosis, mycobacterium infection)
  • Sarcoidosis/beryllium disease
  • Thoracic deformities
  • Congestive heart failure
  • Neuromuscular diseases
 
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