Question 1

what is pneumonitis?

Accepted Answer

Lung inflammation: Which can be infection or not.

Question 2

what does non-specific pneumonitis mean?

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It means...: ...That it does not look like any particular recognizable type. Most viral pneumonitis, as well as mycoplasma, have a nonspecific appearance on xray, while pneumococcal pneumonia usually looks like a slice of pie.

Question 3

tell me whether pneumonitis can be cured?

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Lung inflammation: Pneumonitis means inflammation in the lungs.  There are many different causes of inflammation and therefore your question would need to be more specific to determine if a cure is available.

Question 4

what will happen if your pneumonitis was untreated?

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Depends...: ...On what kind of pneumonitis. Viral pneumonitis mostly resolves without treatment, others may not.

Question 5

what is the difference between pneumonia, pneumonitis?

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Pneumonia: They are different terms for inflammation in the lung which can be infection-related or not.

Question 6

what's the difference between pneumonia nad pneumonitis?

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Same thing: They are the same. In practice pneumonia tends to be used to describe infectious conditions and pneumonitis to describe inflammatory conditions one of which is infectious pneumonia.

Question 7

can a bipap cause pneumonitis?

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Haven't heard of it: Anything is possible so it's best to check with the pulmonary or sleep medicine doctor who started the bipap. Bipap can cause stomach bloating, so if one were to reflux acidic fluid more easily, he could get chemical pneumonitis if small amounts of the fluid got into the lungs. Maybe the outward flow of lung mucus is altered, which might decrease his ability to prevent viral/bacterial pneumonitis.

Question 8

do you know if pneumonitis can lead to ptb?

Accepted Answer

No: Pneumonitis is any type of inflammation in the lungs. But pulmonary tuberculosis (which i'm assuming you refer to as ptb) can present as pneumonitis. Please see your doctor to get appropriate tests done for ruling out pulmonary tuberculosis.

Question 9

what are symptoms of bronchitis or pneumonitis?

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Symptoms include...: Symptoms of acute bronchitis include cold symptoms, cough productive of sputum, fever, body aches, wheezing, decreased appetite, fatigue, etc. Not every symptom needs to be present. The symptoms of acute pneumonitis can be very similar although the cough and sputum production symptoms are typically not as severe unless bronchospasm is present.

Question 10

what do you mean by bilateral basal pneumonitis?

Accepted Answer

Inflammation of lung: Pneumonitis is a term used for inflammation of lungs (mostly due to infections). If it involves the lower zones of the lungs on both left and right lung, then it would be reported as bilateral basal pneumonitis. This is just a description of the extent of lung involvement, and there could be several causes for this pattern. Talk to your doctor regarding your specific situation.

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