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obstructive lung disease

Includes: 1) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease a) bronchitis b) emphysema 2) asthma 3) bronchiectasis 4) cystic fibrosis 5) bronchiolitis 6) bullous lung disease 7) airway stenosis Complications: - increased work of breathing due to increased airway resistance & air trapping, combined with increased ventilatory demands may lead to respiratory failure [2] Management: - hypoxia due to obstructive lung disease is generally responsive to oxygen

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pulmonary function test (PFT)

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asthma bronchiectasis chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) cystic fibrosis (CF, mucoviscidosis) expiratory central airway collapse postobstructive pneumonia

General

lung disease

References

  1. Mayo Internal Medicine Board Review, 1998-99, Prakash UBS (ed) Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, 1998, pg 738
  2. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 16, 17, 18. American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2012, 2015, 2018
  3. Boucher RC. Muco-Obstructive Lung Diseases. N Engl J Med 2019; 380:1941-1953 PMID: 31091375 https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMra1813799