Y2 S1 PP1 - RESPIRATORY

An airway obstruction is an increased resistance to airflow during what?

Define Bronchitis

Define Emphysema

Define COPD

Is COPD reversible?

Is Asthma reversible?

Noxious particle or gases can induce the symptoms of COPD True or false?

COPD should be considered in any patient with....?

What changes occur in the bronchial wall in patients with COPD

What can excess mucus production by hypertrophied mucous glands lead to?

What can the loss of alveolar tissue lead to?

What can the loss of elastic lung fibres lead to?

What is the barrel chest in patients a manifestation of?

Emphysema is the destruction of walls of the alveoli due to the effect of what enzyme in the terminal airways?

What is the major reason for the loss of lungs' elastic fibres in emphysema

Smokers have and increased ____ activity, resulting in permanent enlargement of air spaces and decreased elastic recoil.

What becomes difficult for patients suffering COPD?

Will the loss of elastic lung fibres lead to airway collapse?

Is the respiration rate increased or decreased in patients with emphysema?

Who would use pink puffer or the blue bloater?

Is the airway increased or decreased for patients with emphysema?

Are the blood vessel (capillary bed) increased, decreased or unchanged for patients with emphysema?

Is the cardiac output low or high for patients with emphysema?

Are the arterial O2 level increased or decreased for patients with emphysema?

Bronchitis is inflammation of the mucous membranes of what?

True or False?
1. Production cough is a manifestation of bronchitis
2. Viral and bacterial infections are common causes of bronchitis
3. viral infection in acute bronchitis can start in the nose and sinuses

What are the diagnostic criteria for chronic bronchitis?

What are the three treatment principles of chronic bronchitis?