Rehabilitation Sciences 3060A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Cystic Fibrosis, Perfusion, Idiopathy

• School: Western University
• Department: Rehabilitation Sciences
• Course: Rehabilitation Sciences 3060A/B
• Professor: Thomas Overend

Document Summary

1. in someone with choric obstructive lung disease hyperin ation occurs because air is trapped distal to the obstruction during inhalation. 2. in someone with emphysema impaired perfusion is a result of destruction of the alveolar walls and capillaries in someone with emphysema air trapping results from. 3. the loss of elastic tissue in the alveoli. There is a risk of aspiration pneumonitis with general anaesthesia when airway re exes are reduced true. Copd in nutshell: most patients with emphysema is in the middle, most patients have both conditions at the same time rare to have someone with pure emphysema or bronchitis. Asthma: clinical syndrome characterized by increased narrowing of tracheobronchial tree, most remarkable feature is episodic" attacks of wheezing and shortness of breath (dyspnea) asthma can be reversible hard to get air in and out not progressive. 14 to 15 million people in u. s. in canada: 3 million over the age of 12.