Smoking in lungs

Question 1

Is the obstructive asthma permanent

Answer 1

No

Question 2

What is the difference in obstruction of Emphysema and chronic bronchitis

Answer 2

Emphysema is small airways obstruction

Bronchitis is larger airways obstruction

Question 3

What are the usual diseases of COPD

Answer 3

Bronchitis and emphysema

Question 4

What is airway remodelling

Answer 4

smooth muscle hypertrophy

Question 5

What is emphysema

Answer 5

Long term progressive disease of the lungs which there is a loss of alveolar walls thus reducing surface area for exchange of gasses

Question 6

What is an obstructive lung disease

Answer 6

airflow on exhalation is slowed or stopped

Question 7

What is the protease-antiprotenase imbalance hypothesis

Answer 7

Tobacco products release inflammatory products from white cells from neutrophil polymorphs

Question 8

Circulating alpha 1 antitrypsin what does it do

Answer 8

Anti-elastase activity

Question 9

What do tobacco products inhibit

Answer 9

alpha 1 antitrypsin

Question 10

What is panacinar emphysema

Answer 10

inherited disease

Question 11

What is emphysema caused by

Answer 11

alpha 1 antitrypsin

Question 12

What is panacinar emphysema cause by

Answer 12

inherited deficiency of alpha 1 antitrypsin

Question 13

What can finger clubbing be a sign of

Answer 13

cancer

Question 14

What is the lung cancer with no hope

Answer 14

small cell lung cancer