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Ephysema due to |
Alpha 1 anti-trypsin deficiency |
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Purpose of alpha 1 anti-trypsin |
Keep protolytic enzymes in the lung in check. Without it the enzymes attack elastin and cause loss of recoil. |
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Secondary emphysema |
Proteolytic inhibition is disrupted by inhaled toxins from cigarette smoke. |
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Fev1/fvc less than .7 means |
Obstructed disease |
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Fev1/fvc more than .7 |
Restrictive disease |
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If fev1/fvc less than .7, what about pre ans post bronchodilation |
Greater than 12 percent change is asthma and less than 12 percent is nom |