2 questions

[onecrazykid108]

Would snot be considered airway obstruction?
and what would you call someone who inhales dust? is that an allergic reaction or what?

thanks =)

 

[Shishkabob]

If it's in the airway and it obstructs their ability to breathe....



I call them human. Everyone inhales dust. Is it causing a reaction of some type? Could be asthma.

 

[TransportJockey]

The dust ting could also be termed allergice reaction.

 

[MrBrown]

Yes its possible to have an allergic reaction to dust, same with mites and spores etc

Anaphylaxis? Theoretically it is possible but I've never seen it.

 

[MSDeltaFlt]

1. If "snot" is in the irway and it is blocking iair flow, then it is an airway obstruction.

2. If someone in hails dust and suddenly gets short of breath with sheezing, stridor, laryngeal edema, then THAT would be an allergic/anaphylactic reaction.

 

[Cawolf86]

Would snot be considered airway obstruction?
and what would you call someone who inhales dust? is that an allergic reaction or what?

thanks =)

To mirror the other opinions:

If the "mucus" is in the airway and is obstructing their ventilations, then it needs to be removed (suctioned? coughed up?) as it is an airway obstruction.

Someone who inhales dust? Well I would call them someone who inhaled dust. If said dust inhalation caused a hypersensitivity response; then I would consider it an allergic reaction with the dust containing the antigen that triggered the response. Remember, an allergic reaction isn't the substance causing the reaction (bronchospasm, mucus plugging, etc.) - it is a hypersensitivity response or "overreaction" by the body to an antigen or irritation.

 

[Aidey]

I could see someone having an anaphylactic reaction to dust exposure if that dust contained something else. Say, someone who is severely allergic to latex walks into a room with latex in the dust, the dust gets stirred up and they inhale enough of the latex in it to react.

 

[Sandog]

He inhaled dust once, just to experience a sneeze.

Stay thirsty my friends...

 

[Cawolf86]

A great differentiator is the Pulmonary Edema and Pulmonary Emboli will present with serum in the lungs/alveoli/etc. which creates crackles or Rales. Pneumonia causes a mucus buildup (over 1 Liter per day extra!) which will create Rhonchi that clears with a productive cough.

Oh and yes - a pleural effusion is serum (interstitial fluid) in the pleural space - not in the lung tissue.