Other obstructive respiratory diseases
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| show | An increase in the resistance to flow of air in the respiratory system.
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| show | Chronic bronchitis, pulmonary emphysema and bronchial asthma.
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| COPD involves chronic inflammation accompanied by what? | show 🗑
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| COPD is the _____ leading cause of death, and most people who have it are ____________. | show 🗑
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| Acute bronchitis is almost always (80%) a result of what? | show 🗑
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| Hallmarks of acute bronchitis: (4) | show 🗑
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| Treatment for acute bronchitis: | show 🗑
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| show | Bronchi dilate and swell. This causes turbulent airflow and it also leads to stuff building up in the airways, including pulse.
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| show | Bulging.
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| show | Turbulence (not constriction... dilation causes turbulence).
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| show | kids, especially as they've got really small, soft bronchi which makes them more susceptible to damage by infection, etc...
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| Repeated ______________ and ___________ are the main event in bronchiectasis, and this leads to what? | show 🗑
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| What happens to the epithelium during bronchiectasis? What about the lumen? | show 🗑
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| show | Generalized inflammation of airways. This is the inflammation all throughout the bronchioles due to some kind of infectious agent.
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| What is the infectious agent that usually cause bronchiolitis? | show 🗑
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| show | Epithelium gets damaged and lost, and increased mucus production leads to obstruction and atelectasis and hyperinflation.
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| show | The collapse of alveolar structure.
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| show | Genetic, autosomal recessive disorder. About 1 in 3,000 white births. One in 25 white people are carriers.
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| Cystic Fibrosis is usually found in people of what descent? | show 🗑
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| What are the main respiratory features of cystic fibrosis? | show 🗑
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| What is the main issue in cystic fibrosis? | show 🗑
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| show | Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Regulator (CFTR) protein.
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| show | This protein is a chloride ion channel that is normally expressed in the plasma membrane in exocrine gland cells.
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| show | Fluid secretion/salt reabsorption in this tissues.
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| show | Chloride channel.
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| What are cystic fibrosis effects in the lungs? | show 🗑
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| The viscous mucus and DNA in individuals with CF causes what? | show 🗑
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| How do you know if your bambino has CF? | show 🗑
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| show | Lung infections. Mucous doesn't get lifted up from airways and lungs.
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| show | vibration vest? inhale wet stuff. humidors. DNAse is given to break up DNA.
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| show | Infection of the epiglottis (tissue surrounding the glottis), usually by a bacterium. (Heamophilus influenzae).
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| show | Inflammation and at least some swelling and airway obstruction. If bad enough (progresses quickly), this is an emergent situation requiring intubation or tracheotomy. Abx can then be used to treat the cause.
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