NR 507: Advanced Pathophysiology Midterm Questions With Complete Solutions

Asthma correct answer: Chronic disease due to bronchoconstriction and an excessive inflammatory response in the bronchioles What are 5 s/s of asthma correct answer: coughing wheezing shortness of breath rapid breathing chest tightness Pathophysiology of asthma (5) correct answer: -airway inflammation, bronchial hyper-reactivity and smooth muscle spasm -excess mucus production and accumulation -hypertrophy of bronchial smooth muscle -airflow obstruction -decreased alveolar ventilation Bronchioles correct answer: smaller passageways that originate from the bronchi that become the alveoli 3 layers of the bronchioles correct answer: innermost layer middle layer - lamina propria outermost layer lamina propria correct answer: the middle layer of the bronchioles structure of the lamina propria correct answer: embedded with connective tissue cells and immune cells purpose of the lamina propria correct answer: white blood cells are present to help protect the airways How does the lamina propria effect the lungs in regards to asthma correct answer: the WBCs protective feature goes into overdrive causing an inflammatory response that damages