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NSG 101 DISORDERS OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM NOTES 2021
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DISORDERS OF RESPIRATORY SYSTEM 
1. BRONCHIECTASIS 
• A condition characterized by chronic 
permanent dilatation and destruction of 
bronchi due to destructive changes in 
the elastic and muscular layers of 
bronchial walls. 
Congenital 
a. Cystic Fibrosis (most common cause) 
b. Primary hypogammaglobinemia leading to 
a recurrent infection 
c. Ciliary dysfunction syndrome 
-Acquired (in children) 
-Secondary to pneumonia which occurs 
often as complication of whooping cough 
and measles. 
-Af...
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