Week 2 - Respiratory - Restrictive Airways Disease

Question 1

Define Restrictive Airway Disease

Answer 1

• Decreased compliance of the lung tissue, resulting in an increased work of breathing and hypoxaemia

Question 2

What are some common restrictive lung disease

Answer 2

• Acute respiratory distress syndrome
• Inhalational disorders
• Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
• Interstitial lung disease

Question 3

Describe Restrictive Airway Disease

Answer 3

• Dyspnoea + an increased ventilatory rate +
  decreased tidal volume
• In other words, breathe fast but with smaller breath size.