COPD Flashcards
Definition of COPD
-it is a term refers to a patient with chronic bronchitis or emphysema
-with or without asthma
Definition of chronic bronchitis
-it’s a productive cough
-that occurs for at least 3 months
-for 2 consecutive years
Definition of emphysema
-permanent enlargement
-due to loss of its elasticity
What is the other term to describe chronic bronchitis
-blue bloaters
-type B COPD
What is the other term to describe emphysema
-pink puffer
-type A COPD
What is the most common cause of COPD
Smoking (cigarettes)
What is the major cause of chronic bronchitis
Smoking
What is the major causes of emphysema
- smoking (cigarettes)
- hereditary: a1-antitripsin deficiency
Types of chronic bronchitis
-simple
-mucopurulent
-obstructive
What is the general types of emphysema
-true
-false
What is the example of false emphysema
-senile
-compensatory
-localized
-unilateral (mcleod’s syndome)
What is the example of true emphysema and its type
-primary; emphysema (type A)
-secondary; chronic bronchitis (type B)
What are the pathophysiological of COPD
-cardiovascular
-respiratory
What are the pathophysiological of respiratory abnormalities
-disturbed ventilation
-disturbed diffusion
-disturbed perfusion
What are the pathophysiological of respiratory abnormalities
-pulmonary hypertrophy
-hypoxic corpulmonale
-left ventricular failure
What are the pathophysiological of cardiovascular abnormalities
-pulmonary hypertrophy
-hypoxic corpulmonale
-left ventricular failure
What are the clinical types of emphysema
-centriacinar (type b)
-panacinar (type a)
What is the difference between centriacinar and panacinar based on the cause
-smoking
-alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency
What is the difference between centriacinar and panacinar based on the dominant
-chronic bronchitis
-emphysema
What is the sensitivity of centriacinar towards the respiratory centre and the reason of it
-less sensitive
-due to presence of hypercapnia
-no severe hypoxia
-no severe dyspnea
What is the sensitivity of panacinar towards the respiratory centre and the reason of it
-more sensitive
-it has no hypercapnia
-it has severe hypoxia
-it has severe dyspnea
What is the result of centriacinar?
-cor pulmonale
-cyanosis (blue)
-edematous (bloater)