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• Cocaine is an
  • alkaloid
  • anesthetic properties
    • leaves of Erythroxylon coca,
    • unique chemical properties
      • use in social,
      • religious, and
      • medicinal purposes
        • asthma remedies and
        • “French Wine Cola,”
        • predecessor of Coca-Cola.
          • “pinch of coca leaves”
          • John Styth Pemberton’s original 1886 recipe for
          • Coca-Cola
          • local anesthetic properties of cocaine
          • by stabilizing cell membranes
      • People with a history of asthma or other lung diseases
        • may be at higher risk
      • Resulting in
        • diffuse alveolar hemorrhage
        • DAD
        • Pulmonary Edema
        • occurs acutely within 48 hours of smoking crack cocaine.
        • The diagnosis of crack lung is based on
          • history,
          • clinical presentation,
          • laboratory, and radiographic findings. Unlike most other forms of alveolar hemorrhage,
        • The term “crack lung”
          • not a medical diagnosis,
            • a colloquial term used to describe
            • a range of pulmonary complications
              • acute lung injury
              • pulmonary edema
              • hemorrhage