Adult Med

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What is restrictive lung dz?

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Can't get air in, Caused by a decrease in the amt of air that lungs can hold, "stiff lungs reduce ability to expand w/inhalation. FEV1/FVC increased or normal

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Causes of Restrictive lung dz?

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Pleural, Alveolar, Interstitial, Neurmuscular, Thoracic cage.

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Causes of Restrictive lung dz Pleural;

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Dzs of the pleura that restrict lung expansion & decrease lung volume (pleural effusions or pleural thickening)

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Causes of Restrictive lung dz Alveolar;

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Dzs of aveolar spaces that prevent air from filling those spaces (pneumonia, CA & pulmonary edema)

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Causes of Restrictive lung dz Interstitial;

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Dzs contracting the space in the lung parenchyma between the alveoli (interstitium) reducing lung volumes (sarcoidosis, pulmonary fibrosis, silicosis & pneumoconiosis)

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Causes of Restrictive lung dz Neuromuscular;

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Normal lung parenchymia w/a inability to take a deep breath (diaphragmatic paralysis, Guillain-Barre syndrome, myasthenia gravis & amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)

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Causes of Restrictive lung dz Throacic cage;

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Skeletal abnormalities w/normal lungs (kyphoscoliosis, obesity)

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What is Obstructive lung dz?

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Air can't get out, Decrease in the amt of air expired from the lungs, Caused by narrowing or blockage of the airways. FEV1/FVC decreased

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(Causes of Obstructive Lung Disease) Mechanical obstruction of the airways;

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Foreign body, Tumor, Chronic mucus plugging in Chronic bronchitis.

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(Causes of Obstructive Lung Disease) Increased resistance in the airways;

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Airway thickening from inflammation in chronic bronchitis.

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(Causes of Obstructive Lung Disease) Increased tendency for airway closure;

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A component of asthma & emphysema.