What is Chemical pneumonia?

What is Chemical pneumonia?

• Chemical pneumonia: Lung inflammation from inhaled chemicals.

Chemical pneumonia: Introduction

Types of Chemical pneumonia:

Broader types of Chemical pneumonia:

• Pneumonia
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How serious is Chemical pneumonia?

Complications of Chemical pneumonia: see complications of Chemical pneumonia

What causes Chemical pneumonia?

Causes of Chemical pneumonia: see causes of Chemical pneumonia

What are the symptoms of Chemical pneumonia?

Symptoms of Chemical pneumonia: see symptoms of Chemical pneumonia

Complications of Chemical pneumonia: see complications of Chemical pneumonia

Can anyone else get Chemical pneumonia?

Contagion of Chemical pneumonia: Not contagious; caused by chemicals not infection.
More information: see contagiousness of Chemical pneumonia

Chemical pneumonia: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Chemical pneumonia.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Chemical pneumonia.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Chemical pneumonia: see treatments for Chemical pneumonia
Prevention of Chemical pneumonia: see prevention of Chemical pneumonia
Research for Chemical pneumonia: see research for Chemical pneumonia

Society issues for Chemical pneumonia

Hospitalization statistics for Chemical pneumonia: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Chemical pneumonia:

• 0.07% (9,302) of hospital episodes were for lung diseases due to external agents in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 59% of hospital consultations for lung diseases due to external agents required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 60% of hospital episodes for lung diseases due to external agents were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 40% of hospital episodes for lung diseases due to external agents were women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 88% of hospital admissions for lung diseases due to external agents required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 18.5 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for lung diseases due to external agents in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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Name of Chemical pneumonia

Main name of condition: Chemical pneumonia

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Chemical pneumonia:

• Mendelson's syndrome
• Aspiration pneumonia
• Viral pneumonitis
• Fungal pneumonia

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