COPD Flashcards
1
Q
type A
A
emphysema
2
Q
type B
A
chronic bronchitis
3
Q
FEV1 that is greater than 80% is considered mild, moderate….
A
mild
4
Q
FEV1 that is greater than 50% but less than 80% is considered mild, moderate…
A
moderate
5
Q
FEV1 that is greater than 30% but less than 50% is considered mild, moderate….
A
severe
6
Q
FEV1 less than 30%
A
very severe
7
Q
chronic bronchitis
A
mucosal inflammation and swelling, increased mucus production, bronchial wall thickness
8
Q
why are chronic bronchitis patients considered”blue bloaters”?
A
R heart failure from pulmonary hypertension causes edem and syanosis
9
Q
lung sounds in chronic bronchitis
A
scattered rhonci and ralse on forced expiration
10
Q
Emphysema
A
destruction of walls of alveoli
11
Q
Does Emphysema has hypercapnia and heart failure like chronic bronchitis?
A
no
