Chronic Bronchitis Correct Answer Obstruction of major
and small airways
Referred to as "Blue bloaters" (Commonly associated with
emphysema)
Middle aged men with chronic irritation from smoking and
recurrent infections
Diagnosis requires history of chronic productive cough
Increase in goblet cells with excess mucus and fibrosis of
bronchiolar wall
, chronic bronchitis Correct Answer Decreased exercise
tolerance, expiratory wheezes and crackles (Auscultation)
Unable to maintain normal blood gases
Hypoxemia, hypercapnia, cyanosis
Developed "Cor Pulmonale" and peripheral edema ( Blue
bloaters)
Emphysema Correct Answer "Pink puffer" (Primary
underlying disease is emphysema)
Loss of lung elasticity
Destruction of alveolar walls and capillary beds
Deficiency of a1- antitrypsin—> Accounts for 1 % of all
cases—> more common in young people
Bronchiectasis Correct Answer Uncommon, permanent
dilation of bronchi and Bronchioles caused by destruction
of surrounding muscle and supportive tissue
* Localized Bronchiectasis: atelectasis and infection
* Generalized Bronchiectasis: Inherited impairments or
intro of infectious organisms
Cystic Firbrosis Correct Answer Involves fluid secretion in
the exocrine glands of;
* Epithelial lining of respiratory tract
* GI tract
* Reproductive tract
What can Cystic fibrosis manifest from? Correct Answer
Chronic Respiratory disease
Pancreatic exocrine deficiency
Elevation of NaCL in sweat
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