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Types of COPD
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emphysema and chronic bronchitis
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Copd and Co2
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co2 level in arterial blood is typiucally elevated
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Type of breath in COPD
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Hypoxic drive-breath to increase 02 not decrease co2
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Emphysema
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permananet disease characterized by distruction of alveoli walls and alveoli sacs
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Primay cause of emphysema
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smoking
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Disease process of emphysema (2)
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lungs lose elasticity and alveoli become distended with trapped air and the walls get destroyed
Exhaling is active rather than passive |
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Chronic Bronchitis
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productive cough that persists for at least three consecutive months for at least two consecutive years
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Overview of Chronic Bronchitis
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swelling, thickening of bronchi and bronchioles
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