Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)BCCC 102 med surg |83 questions| with correct answers
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) CORRECT ANSWER disease state characterized by the presence of airflow obstruction caused by chronic bronchitis or emphysema Primary cause of COPD CORRECT ANSWER Cigarette smoking Effects of Cigarette Smoking CORRECT ANSWER irritating effects on the respiratory tract reduces ciliary activity and can cause loss of ciliated cells produces abnormal dilation of distal air spaces w/ destruction of alveolar walls Most common causative organisms (infection) CORRECT ANSWER Haemophilus influenzae, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Moraxella catarrhalis Causes CORRECT ANSWER Cigarette smoking Ambient Air Pollution Heredity 1% of cases in U.S Aging Aging CORRECT ANSWER lung structure (become more rounded and smaller) thoracic cage (becomes stiff and rigid) respiratory muscles and the number of functional alveoli decreases gradual loss of elastic recoil in lungs
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