1.Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and restrictive pulmonary
disease: What are the two major categories of lower respiratory tract
disorders.
2.increased airway resistance of airflow to lung tissues.: COPD is caused
by airway obstruction which causes....
3.Restrictive lung disease: causes a decrease in total lung capacity as a
result of fluid accumulation or loss of elasticity of the lung.
4.inflammatory disorder of the airway walls associated with a varying
amount of airway obstruction: What is the definition of Asthma
5.Asthma: When activated by stimuli, the bronchial airways become
inflamed and edematous, leading to constriction of air passages. This
process is related to which lower respiratory tract disorder?
6.Progressive lung disease caused by smoking or chronic lung infections: -
Chronic bronchitis definition
7.Chronic bronchitis: Bronchial inflammation and excessive mucous
secretion result in airway obstruction. This process is related to which
lower respiratory tract disorder?
8.Bronchiectasis: The bronchioles become obstructed by the
breakdown of the epithelium of the bronchial mucosa. This process is
related to which disorder?
9.Tissue fibrosis may result: What may result from the bronchioles
becoming obstructed by the breakdown of the epithelium of the
bronchial mucosa?
10.Emphysema: Progressive lung disease where the terminal bronchioles
become plugged with mucus, causing a loss in the fiber and elastin
network in the alveoli.
11.Cigarette smoking: What is the most common risk factor for COPD,
especially with chronic bronchitis and emphysema?
12.bronchodilators, glucocorticoids, leukotriene modifiers, expectorants,
and antibiotics.: Medications frequently prescribed for COPD include:
13.Bronchial Asthma: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
characterized by periods of bronchospasm resulting in wheezing and
difficulty breathing.
14.Bronchospasm: Results when the lung tissue is exposed to extrinsic
or intrinsic factors that stimulate a bronchoconstrictive response.
15.Mast cells
(Allergens attach themselves to mast cells and basophils, resulting in an
anti- gen-antibody reaction on the mast cells in the lung; the mast cells
stimulate the release of chemical mediators such as histamines, cytokines,
1/
7
, serotonin, eosinophil chemotactic factor of anaphylaxis (ECF-A), and
leukotrienes): Cells found in connective tissue throughout the body are
directly involved in the asthmatic response, particularly to extrinsic
factors.
2/
7
disease: What are the two major categories of lower respiratory tract
disorders.
2.increased airway resistance of airflow to lung tissues.: COPD is caused
by airway obstruction which causes....
3.Restrictive lung disease: causes a decrease in total lung capacity as a
result of fluid accumulation or loss of elasticity of the lung.
4.inflammatory disorder of the airway walls associated with a varying
amount of airway obstruction: What is the definition of Asthma
5.Asthma: When activated by stimuli, the bronchial airways become
inflamed and edematous, leading to constriction of air passages. This
process is related to which lower respiratory tract disorder?
6.Progressive lung disease caused by smoking or chronic lung infections: -
Chronic bronchitis definition
7.Chronic bronchitis: Bronchial inflammation and excessive mucous
secretion result in airway obstruction. This process is related to which
lower respiratory tract disorder?
8.Bronchiectasis: The bronchioles become obstructed by the
breakdown of the epithelium of the bronchial mucosa. This process is
related to which disorder?
9.Tissue fibrosis may result: What may result from the bronchioles
becoming obstructed by the breakdown of the epithelium of the
bronchial mucosa?
10.Emphysema: Progressive lung disease where the terminal bronchioles
become plugged with mucus, causing a loss in the fiber and elastin
network in the alveoli.
11.Cigarette smoking: What is the most common risk factor for COPD,
especially with chronic bronchitis and emphysema?
12.bronchodilators, glucocorticoids, leukotriene modifiers, expectorants,
and antibiotics.: Medications frequently prescribed for COPD include:
13.Bronchial Asthma: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
characterized by periods of bronchospasm resulting in wheezing and
difficulty breathing.
14.Bronchospasm: Results when the lung tissue is exposed to extrinsic
or intrinsic factors that stimulate a bronchoconstrictive response.
15.Mast cells
(Allergens attach themselves to mast cells and basophils, resulting in an
anti- gen-antibody reaction on the mast cells in the lung; the mast cells
stimulate the release of chemical mediators such as histamines, cytokines,
1/
7
, serotonin, eosinophil chemotactic factor of anaphylaxis (ECF-A), and
leukotrienes): Cells found in connective tissue throughout the body are
directly involved in the asthmatic response, particularly to extrinsic
factors.
2/
7
