BIOLOGY 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Cystic Fibrosis, Bronchoscopy, Goblet Cell

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Mostly affects digestion and lungs since most of the proteins causing cf can be found in the lungs and the digestion system. With chronic persistence and bacterial infections, destruction of lungs leads to prevalent cause of death last resort of treatment is a lung transplant. In the lungs, we see restricted airways, often inflamed airways. Mucus in normal lungs is transparent, in the lung of an individual with cf, the mucus is found in green clumps because bacteria is starting to reside in mucus the colour indicates the start of an infection. Individuals with cf will also display symptom in sinuses - will get clogged, much like the liver biliary ducts and pancreas pancreatic ducts. Intestines can"t fully absorb nutrients because pancreas is unable to release digestive enzymes. Must consistently monitor individuals with cystic fibrosis look for changes in air way, excessive inflammation, and mucus build up.

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