- 1 On being a patient
- 2 Modern medicine: foundations, achievements, and limitations
- 3 Global patterns of disease and medical practice
- 4 Cell biology
- 5 Immunological mechanisms
- 6 Principles of clinical oncology
- 7 Infection
- 8 Sexually transmitted diseases and sexual health
- 9 Chemical and physical injuries and environmental factors and disease
- 10 Clinical pharmacology
- 11 Nutrition
- 12 Metabolic disorders
- 13 Endocrine disorders
- 14 Medical disorders in pregnancy
- 15 Gastroenterological disorders
- 16 Cardiovascular disorders
- 17 Critical care medicine
- 18 Respiratory disorders
- 18.1 Structure and function
- 18.2 The clinical presentation of respiratory disease
- 18.3 Clinical investigation of respiratory disorders
- 18.4 Respiratory infection
- 18.5 The upper respiratory tract
- 18.6 Allergic rhinitis
- 18.7 Asthma
- 18.8 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- 18.9 Bronchiectasis
- 18.10 Cystic fibrosis
- 18.11 Diffuse parenchymal lung diseases
- 18.12 Sarcoidosis
- 18.13 Pneumoconioses
- 18.14 Miscellaneous conditions
- 18.14.1 Pulmonary haemorrhagic disorders
- 18.14.2 Eosinophilic pneumonia
- 18.14.3 Lymphocytic infiltrations of the lung
- 18.14.4 Extrinsic allergic alveolitis
- 18.14.5 Pulmonary Langerhans’ cell histiocytosis
- 18.14.6 Lymphangioleiomyomatosis
- 18.14.7 Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis
- 18.14.8 Pulmonary amyloidosis
- 18.14.9 Lipoid (lipid) pneumonia
- 18.14.10 Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis
- 18.14.11 Toxic gases and aerosols
- 18.14.12 Radiation pneumonitis
- 18.14.13 Drug-induced lung disease
- 18.15 Chronic respiratory failure
- 18.16 Lung transplantation
- 18.17 Pleural diseases
- 18.18 Disorders of the thoracic cage and diaphragm
- 18.19 Malignant diseases
- 19 Rheumatological disorders
- 20 Disorders of the skeleton
- 21 Disorders of the kidney and urinary tract
- 22 Disorders of the blood
- 23 Disorders of the skin
- 24 Neurological disorders
- 25 The eye
- 26 Psychiatry and drug related problems
- 27 Forensic medicine
- 28 Sports medicine
- 29 Geratology
- 30 Pain
- 31 Palliative medicine
- 32 Biochemistry in medicine
- 33 Acute medicine
(p. 3456) Toxic gases and aerosols
- Chapter:
- (p. 3456) Toxic gases and aerosols
- Author(s):
D.J. Hendrick
- DOI:
- 10.1093/med/9780199204854.003.181411
July 30, 2015: This chapter has been re-evaluated and remains up-to-date. No changes have been necessary.
Acute exposure—the effects of noxious gases or aerosols on the airways and lungs are determined by (1) their solubility in water, with those that are highly soluble having their main effect on the lining of the upper respiratory tract and those with lower solubility mainly affecting the lungs, and (2) the dose of exposure, with overwhelming exposures having adverse effects throughout the respiratory tract....
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- 1 On being a patient
- 2 Modern medicine: foundations, achievements, and limitations
- 3 Global patterns of disease and medical practice
- 4 Cell biology
- 5 Immunological mechanisms
- 6 Principles of clinical oncology
- 7 Infection
- 8 Sexually transmitted diseases and sexual health
- 9 Chemical and physical injuries and environmental factors and disease
- 10 Clinical pharmacology
- 11 Nutrition
- 12 Metabolic disorders
- 13 Endocrine disorders
- 14 Medical disorders in pregnancy
- 15 Gastroenterological disorders
- 16 Cardiovascular disorders
- 17 Critical care medicine
- 18 Respiratory disorders
- 18.1 Structure and function
- 18.2 The clinical presentation of respiratory disease
- 18.3 Clinical investigation of respiratory disorders
- 18.4 Respiratory infection
- 18.5 The upper respiratory tract
- 18.6 Allergic rhinitis
- 18.7 Asthma
- 18.8 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- 18.9 Bronchiectasis
- 18.10 Cystic fibrosis
- 18.11 Diffuse parenchymal lung diseases
- 18.12 Sarcoidosis
- 18.13 Pneumoconioses
- 18.14 Miscellaneous conditions
- 18.14.1 Pulmonary haemorrhagic disorders
- 18.14.2 Eosinophilic pneumonia
- 18.14.3 Lymphocytic infiltrations of the lung
- 18.14.4 Extrinsic allergic alveolitis
- 18.14.5 Pulmonary Langerhans’ cell histiocytosis
- 18.14.6 Lymphangioleiomyomatosis
- 18.14.7 Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis
- 18.14.8 Pulmonary amyloidosis
- 18.14.9 Lipoid (lipid) pneumonia
- 18.14.10 Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis
- 18.14.11 Toxic gases and aerosols
- 18.14.12 Radiation pneumonitis
- 18.14.13 Drug-induced lung disease
- 18.15 Chronic respiratory failure
- 18.16 Lung transplantation
- 18.17 Pleural diseases
- 18.18 Disorders of the thoracic cage and diaphragm
- 18.19 Malignant diseases
- 19 Rheumatological disorders
- 20 Disorders of the skeleton
- 21 Disorders of the kidney and urinary tract
- 22 Disorders of the blood
- 23 Disorders of the skin
- 24 Neurological disorders
- 25 The eye
- 26 Psychiatry and drug related problems
- 27 Forensic medicine
- 28 Sports medicine
- 29 Geratology
- 30 Pain
- 31 Palliative medicine
- 32 Biochemistry in medicine
- 33 Acute medicine