Pulmonology Flashcards
1
Q
Most important marked for obesity related restrictive lung disease
A
Decreased expiratory reserve volume
Maximum amount of air that can be expired after a normal tidal volume
2
Q
Hereditary PAH
A
inactivated BMPR2
smooth muscle proliferation
3
Q
Problem with the cystic fibrosis Cl channel
A
AA substitution, causing post translational misfolding
ATP gated channel