obstructive lung disease

Question 1

what are the key spirometry findings in obstructive lung disease?

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Question 2

what are the affects on residual + total lung volume in obstructive lung disease?

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Question 3

what are the affects on residual + total lung volume in restrictive lung disease?

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Question 4

causes of obstructive lung disease?

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Question 5

how do you differentiate between causes of obstructive lung disease?

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Question 6

what is chronic bronchitis?

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Question 7

what is the pathophysiology of chronic bronchitis?

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Question 8

what are the physiological findigns of chronic bronchitis?

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Question 9

features of chronic bronchitis?

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Question 10

what is emphysema?
causes?

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Question 11

features of emphysema?

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Question 12

what is acinus?

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Question 13

what are the pathological findings of emphysema?

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thin septa and large air spaces

Question 14

compare presentation of chronic bronchitis vs emphysema

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Question 15

what is COPD?

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Question 16

what is a1 antitrypsin deficiency?

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Question 17

what are the findings in lung in a1 antitrypsin deficiency?

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Question 18

what are the findings in liver in a1 antitrypsin deficiency?

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Question 19

features of a1 antitrypsin deficiency?
what’s one thing they should NEVER do?

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Question 20

what is asthma?

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Question 21

what are triggers of asthma?

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Question 22

what is AERD?
causes?
treatment?

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Question 23

symptoms of asthma?

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Question 24

how do you diagnose asthma?

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Question 25

what are the pathological findings in asthma?

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Question 26

what is bronchiectasis?

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Question 27

symptoms of bronchiectasis?

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Question 28

causes/RF of bronchiectasis?

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Question 29

what is primary ciliary dyskinesia?

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Question 30

what is kartagener's syndrome?

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Question 31

symptoms of kartagener's?

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Question 32

what is ABPA?

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Question 33

what are immunological findings in ABPA?

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Question 34

symptoms of ABPA?

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Question 35

what is diagnosis and tx of ABPA?

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