Clinical Manifestations of Respiratory Disease | 331 Questions and Answers 2023 Graded A

What are the two categories of respiratory disease? - Obstructive and Restrictive What are the signs and symptoms of an obstructive disease? - 1. Flow of gases into and out of the lungs is impeded. 2. Decreased airflow, usually worse on exhalation. What are the signs and symptoms of a restrictive disease? - 1. Volumes are reduced. 2. Changes in the lung parenchyma (tissue) Name the obstructive diseases... - 1. Cystic fibrosis. 2. Bronchitis. 3. Asthma. 4. Bronchiectasis. 5. Emphysema. Acronym: C-BABE Name the restrictive diseases... - 1. Pneumonia. 2. Pulmonary fibrosis. 3. Pulmonary edema. 4. Atelectasis. 5. Obesity. Anything you can think of except C-BABE. The acronym COPD stands for... - Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, it consists of Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema, a term referring to two lung disease's which often occur simultaneously.Definition of COPD... - a preventable and treatable disease with some significant extra pulmonary effects that may contribute to the severity in individual patients. Its pulmonary component is characterized by airflow limitation that is not fully reversible.