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The COPDs
RESP: The COPDs (Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema)
Question | Answer |
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presence of productive cough for at least 3 months, over at least 2 consecutive years | chronic bronchitis |
pathogenesis of chronic bronchitis? | -atmospheric pollution -tobacco smoking -acute bronchitis |
what is the target of chronic bronchitis? | the entire tracheo-bronchial tree |
what are the alterations of chronic bronchitis? | -hyperemia -exudation -edema of mucous membranes |
describe a typical CB patient | an overweight male in his 50s with a history of tobacco smoking |
what are the clinical manifestations of CB? | -SOB on exertion -productive cough -edema -chills -insomnia -cor pulmonale |
what is cor pulmonale? | right sided heart failure |
what is a significant complication in CB? | bronchiectasis |
increased volume of air spaces in the lungs, distal to bronchioles, with concomitant destruction of lung tissue | emphysema |
primary emphysema? | genetic |
secondary emphysema? | infection and CB |
alveolar emphysema location? | panlobular, panacinar; primary |
centrilobular location? | centriacinar; secondary |
clinical manifestations of emphysema? | -thin, "wasted," barrel-chest -sudden onset: dyspnea, minimal cough (b/c no mucous) -pursed-lip breathing -wheezing respiration/tripod -expiration > inspiration |
alveolar emphysema caused by? | genetically controlled deficiency of alpha-1-antitrypsin (proteinase inhibitor) |
pink puffer | alveolar emphysema |
air becomes trapped distally to obstructed bronchioles | CB and centrilobular emphysema (secondary to CB) |
blue bloater | centrilobular emphysema |