Obstructive airway disorders COPD and Bronchiectasis
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
Difficulty getting air out What is the major problem in obstructive lung disease?
Difficulty getting air in What is the major problem in restrictive lung disease?
Decreased FEV1/FVC ratio What spirometry finding is characteristic of obstructive lung disease?
Decreased lung volumes with normal or increased What spirometry finding is characteristic of restrictive lung disease?
FEV1/FVC ratio
Emphysema, chronic bronchitis, asthma, bronchiectasis Which pulmonary diseases are classified as obstructive?
Pulmonary fibrosis, pneumoconiosis, chest Which pulmonary diseases are classified as restrictive?
wall/neuromuscular disorders
Emphysema and chronic bronchitis What conditions make up COPD?
Irreversible enlargement of airspaces distal to terminal What is emphysema?
bronchioles due to alveolar wall destruction
Centriacinar, panacinar, paraseptal, irregular What are the four anatomic types of emphysema?
Centriacinar emphysema Which type of emphysema is most common and associated with smoking?
Panacinar emphysema Which type of emphysema primarily affects the lower lobes and entire acinus?
Paraseptal emphysema Which type of emphysema is associated with spontaneous pneumothorax in young
adults?
Imbalance between proteases and antiproteases causing What is the main pathogenesis of emphysema?
alveolar wall destruction
Elastase Which enzyme is primarily responsible for elastic tissue destruction in emphysema?
Inhibits elastase and protects alveolar tissue What is the role of α1-antitrypsin in the lungs?
α1-antitrypsin deficiency What genetic condition can cause panacinar emphysema at a young age?
Chromosome 14 Which chromosome is associated with α1-antitrypsin deficiency?
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
Difficulty getting air out What is the major problem in obstructive lung disease?
Difficulty getting air in What is the major problem in restrictive lung disease?
Decreased FEV1/FVC ratio What spirometry finding is characteristic of obstructive lung disease?
Decreased lung volumes with normal or increased What spirometry finding is characteristic of restrictive lung disease?
FEV1/FVC ratio
Emphysema, chronic bronchitis, asthma, bronchiectasis Which pulmonary diseases are classified as obstructive?
Pulmonary fibrosis, pneumoconiosis, chest Which pulmonary diseases are classified as restrictive?
wall/neuromuscular disorders
Emphysema and chronic bronchitis What conditions make up COPD?
Irreversible enlargement of airspaces distal to terminal What is emphysema?
bronchioles due to alveolar wall destruction
Centriacinar, panacinar, paraseptal, irregular What are the four anatomic types of emphysema?
Centriacinar emphysema Which type of emphysema is most common and associated with smoking?
Panacinar emphysema Which type of emphysema primarily affects the lower lobes and entire acinus?
Paraseptal emphysema Which type of emphysema is associated with spontaneous pneumothorax in young
adults?
Imbalance between proteases and antiproteases causing What is the main pathogenesis of emphysema?
alveolar wall destruction
Elastase Which enzyme is primarily responsible for elastic tissue destruction in emphysema?
Inhibits elastase and protects alveolar tissue What is the role of α1-antitrypsin in the lungs?
α1-antitrypsin deficiency What genetic condition can cause panacinar emphysema at a young age?
Chromosome 14 Which chromosome is associated with α1-antitrypsin deficiency?
