DU PA Asthma/COPD Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
FEV1 | Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second |
Normal lungs can expire ____% of their vital capacity in 1 second | 70 |
Patients with _______ have a low vital capacity but a normal FEV1 | restriction |
patients with _______ may have a normal vital capacity but a decreased FEV1 | obstruction |
________ is defined as a low FEV1/VC ratio | obstruction |
________ is defined as a low vital capacity a low FEV1 but a normal FEV1/VC ratio | restriction |
Hyperreactive airway state | asthma |
episodic wheezing and shortness of breath | asthma |
blue bloater | COPD |
pink puffer | emphysema |
decreased respiratory drive | COPD |
a change in structure and function of the right ventricle of the heart as a result of a respiratory disorder | cor pulmonale |
low respiratory drive | COPD |
exercise limiting organ of the body | heart |
#1 cause of COPD in developed countries | tobacco smoke |
steroids are added early in the treatment of this disease | asthma |
steroids are added late in the treatment of this disease | COPD |
removes overdistended regions to allow more normal regions to re-expand | Lung volume reduction surgery |
progressive worsening over 1-3 days can lead to | potentially fatal asthma |
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