What are the differences between obstructive and restrictive lung diseases?

Q: How Chronic bronchitis is characterized?

A: The respiratory system is the network of organs that help to breathe and helps to move oxygen…

Q: Explain how the inhalation of particulate matter (such as that which comprises air pollution) can…

A: Lung cancer is a malignant tumor occurring in the lungs. It is a major form of cancer and is one of…

Q: What causes changes in airway resistance?

A: Lungs are essential parts of the respiratory system. A pair of lungs in humans are formed in such a…

Q: What do the Respiratory disorders that cause the lung to collapseinclude?

A: The lung is the organ in the body that is used to exchange gases and fluids between the outside…

Q: Who is more prone to develop respiratory problems, an adult or a child? Explain with examples.

A: The respiratory system is one of the important systems in the body that helps in the exchange of…

Q: What are the factors that affect lung compliance?

A: The lung compliance is defined as the volume change per unit of pressure change across the lung. It…

Q: What is an obstructive pulmonary disorder? What is an example of one? How might it affect…

A: The airways and air sacs in the lungs become less elastic in obstructive pulmonary disorder.

Q: What are the pathogenesis and clinical manifestations for conditions that cause obstruction of the…

A: A disease is a state of unhealthiness of the physical body, mind and social interaction. A disease…

Q: What structures of the upper respiratory system might contribute to obstructive sleep apnea?

A: Obstructive sleep apnea or OSA is a serious disorder which occurs during sleep. The condition is…

Q: Describe the changes that occur in the respiratory system in old age?

A: Answer: Introduction: The main role of the respiratory system is to transfer the oxygen to the body…

Q: Explain Pulmonary Embolus and Dead Space Ventilation?

A: The respiratory system is the biological system that consists of specific organs and structures used…

Q: What is air trapping and how is it manifested in children?

A: Introduction:- Air trapping, also known as gas trapping, is a condition in which there is an…

Q: Through which mechanism does bronchiolitis cause destruction of alveoli? Is emphysema genetic? Can…

A: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a lung disease that prevents air passage from the…

Q: Define term bronchioles?

A: Bronchioles are air passages inside the lungs that branch off like tree limbs from the bronchi.

Q: What is the major result of ventilation–perfusion inequalities throughout the lungs?

A: The air that flows into and out of the alveoli, is referred to as VENTILATION and the flow of blood…

Q: How does smoking cause both the alveolar destruction of emphysema and the bronchial damage of…

A: Chronic Obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD) is a treatable and preventable disease that is…

Q: What symptoms are produced by inhalation of toxic gases?

A: Breathing is the process by which living beings take in the oxygen-rich air and exhale the CO2 rich…

Q: Describe how emphysema interferes with the function and structure of the respiratory system.

A: Emphysema is a condition which results in the patient suffering due to shortness of breath. The…

Q: What are the three types of bronchodilators, and how do they function to alleviate the symptoms of…

A: Bronchodilators are the drugs that reverse bronchoconstriction, thus opening the air passages in the…

Q: Distinguish pneumothorax from atelectasis. Which of the two comes first? Describe the cause of these…

A: Symptoms of Pneumothorax or collapsed lung feels like a sharp pain in the chest area and area…

Q: In what diseases is the airway resistance increased?

A: The disease in which the airflow is diminished is known as obstructive lung disease. It occurs due…

Q: Inflammatory process with consolidation in the right lung apex likely chronic.

A: Inflammation is a process of localized physical  inflammation in which the area of inflammation…

Q: How does a pneumothorax affect lung function

A: If air continues to get into pleural space as if we breathe this can start to compress our lungs and…

Q: How is the restrictive lung disorder characterized?

A: KEY WORDS :- Lungs - It is the organ which is helpful for breathing and its main function is to take…

Q: Explain how a flail chest injury affects ventilation, oxygenlevels, and circulation.

A: Flail chest injury is a life-threatening condition where chest pain and breath shortness are…

Q: What is the function epiglottis?

A: Epiglottis  Epiglottis is made up of small cartilage that act like a lid and cover the windpipe.

Q: How does pulmonary ventilation get altered in infected lungs?

A: Respiration or breathing is a physiological process in organisms. Often the air containing oxygen is…

Q: What abnormal breathing patterns are seen with pulmonary disease?

A: Pulmonary diseases are characterized by the disturbance in the lower and upper respiratory tract. It…

Q: How would restrictive lung disease alter residual volume? Why?

A: The residual volume is the amount of air which remains in the lungs after maximal expiration. It can…

Q: How are key Pulmonary Function Measurements used to differentiatebetween an Obstructive or…

A: pulmonary Function Test : Spirometry

Q: How does idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis change the structure of the lungs, and how will this affect…

A: Idiopathic Pulmonary fibrosis is a lung diseases. Lung contains alveoli and surrounding this alveoli…

Q: How to treat the two types of COPD: Type A: Emphysema and Type B: Chronic Bronchitis?

A: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a lung condition that makes breathing difficult. It…

Q: list and describe several protective mechanisms of the respiratory system.

A: The air contains particulate matter like bacteria, viral particles, dust and dirt that destroy the…

Q: What are the differences between Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema of the Lung? (refer to clinical,…

A: Clinical symptoms difference In chronic bronchitis_ information of bronchi occurs with cough…

Air Pollution

The excess accumulation of pollutants or undesirable alterations in the environment and its resources such as air, water, and land can be referred to as pollution. Pollution affects the components of the environment. Pollution is considered a global issue as it is showing harmful effects worldwide. Metropolitan cities are more impacted by pollution than countryside or villages.