NR 507: Advanced Pathophysiology Midterm With 100% Correct Answers
Asthma Ans Chronic disease due to bronchoconstriction and an excessive inflammatory response in the bronchioles What are 5 s/s of asthma Ans coughing wheezing shortness of breath rapid breathing chest tightness Pathophysiology of asthma (5) Ans -airway inflammation, bronchial hyper-reactivity and smooth muscle spasm -excess mucus production and accumulation -hypertrophy of bronchial smooth muscle -airflow obstruction -decreased alveolar ventilation Bronchioles Ans smaller passageways that originate from the bronchi that become the alveoli 3 layers of the bronchioles Ans innermost layer middle layer - lamina propria outermost layer lamina propria An
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