Pulmonary Disease

Question 1

What is cor pulmonale?

Answer 1

Heart disease due to a secondary disease of the lungs or pulmonary vessels

Question 2

With cor pulmonale failure of the ___ occurs due to lung disorder, such as?

Answer 2

RV

Acute pulmonary ambulance, COPD, chronic asthma, emphysema, pulmonary fibrosis

Question 3

What is emphysema?

Answer 3

air sacs in the lungs (alveoli) are damaged. Over time, the inner walls of the air sacs weaken and rupture — creating larger air spaces instead of many small ones