Obstructive Airway Diseases Flashcards
1
Q
Obstructive vs restrictive disease?
A
Obstructive = airways
Restrictive = lungs
2
Q
Obstructive airways syndromes?
A
-> asthma
-> chronic bronchitis
-> emphysema
ACO = asthma/COPD overlap syndrome
I.e. smokers with features of both asthma and COPD
- aka COPD with reversibility and eosinophilia who are steroid responsive
3
Q
Asthma: Type 2 high vs low
A
High
- early onset
- atopic (allergy)
- extrinsic
Low
- late onset
- non-atopic
- intrinsic
