| Obstructive |
Disease caused by obstruction of airways |
AsthmaChronicObstructive Pulmonary disease |
| Restrictive |
Disease caused by restricted lung expansion |
Interstitial lung disease Asbestosis PulmonaryfibrosisSarcoidosis |
| Infectious |
Due to infection of the lung |
Pneumonia |
| Inflammatory |
Disease related to inflammator y response in the lung |
Cystic fibrosis Acute respiratorydistress syndrome |
| Vascular |
Pathology related to pulmonary vasculature |
Pulmonary embolus Pulmonary oedema Haemorrhage(eg.Goodpasture’s syndrome) |
| Pleural cavity disease |
Pathology affects pleural space |
PneumothoraxPleural plaques/mesoth elioma |
