NR 507: ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MIDTERM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

NR 507: ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MIDTERM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Asthma - correct answers-Chronic disease due to bronchoconstriction and an excessive inflammatory response in the bronchioles What are 5 s/s of asthma - correct answers-coughing wheezing shortness of breath rapid breathing chest tightness Pathophysiology of asthma (5) - correct answers--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 - correct answers-smaller passageways that originate from the bronchi that become the alveoli 3 layers of the bronchioles - correct answers-innermost layer middle layer - lamina propria outermost layer