Drug-induced pulmonary disease

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Respiratory system

• Cough
• Wheezing
• Shortness of breath
• Chest pain
• Bloody sputum
• Fever

Note: Symptoms may be varied.

• Abnormal breath sounds revealed by a physical examination with a stethoscope
• Chest x-ray
• Chest CT scan
• CBC with differential
• Bronchoscopy
• Thoracentesis if pleural effusion is present
• Rarely, difficult to diagnose cases may require lung biopsy

Review Date: 08/10/2005
Reviewed By: David A. Kaufman, M.D., Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.