NR 507: Advanced Pathophysiology Midterm Exam 2025

Asthma - Correct Answer Chronic disease due to bronchoconstriction and an excessive inflammatory response in the bronchioles What are 5 s/s of asthma - Correct Answer coughing Wheezing Shortness of breath Rapid breathing Chest tightness Pathophysiology of asthma (5) - Correct Answer -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 Answer smaller passageways that originate from the bronchi that become the alveoli 3 layers of the bronchioles - Correct Answer innermost layer Middle layer - lamina propria Outermost layer Lamina propria - Correct Answer the middle layer of the bronchioles Structure of the lamina propria - Correct Answer embedded with connective tissue cells and immune cells Purpose of the lamina propria - Correct Answer white blood cells are present to help protect the airways How does the lamina propria effect the lungs in regards to asthma - Correct Answer the wbcs protective feature goes into overdrive causing an inflammatory response that damages host tissue What does the innermost layer of the bronchioles contain - Correct Answer columnar epithelial ells and mucus producing goblet cells