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Summary of 2 pages for the course Foundations Of Biomedical, Behavioural And Social Sciences For Medicine 2020/21 at UoS (YR 2 CONTENT)
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Asthma vs COPDAsthma-associated with children and onset in childhood
Common with FH and atopy
Symptoms associated with triggers and allergens
COPD-disease of smokers- associated with adults
Symptoms of both indistinguishable
Cough
Sputum
Wheeze
Breathlessness
Asthma- intermittent
COPD-chronic progressive decline with no relief
Causes of Asthma:
Risk factors of COPD:
Low birth weight
Smoking
Low socioeconomic status
Childhood infections
Asthma
Chest X ray:
Asthma- normal but may be hyperexpanded
COPD-hyperinflation
Loss of height of the convexity of the hemidiaphragm
More than 6 anterier or 10 posterior ribs above the diaphragm level on the mid-clavicular
line
Asthma- eosinophilic asthma
Can get more severe and persistant neutrophilic asthma- associated with frequent
exacerbations and fixed airway obstruction
Associated with co-morbitieis- resp infections, obesity,GORD,obstructive sleep apnoea
COPD- neutrophilic
COPD exacerbations-can be eosinophilic
Pulmonary function:
Both are obstructive diseases
Asthma- obstruction due to constriction
of bronchial smooth muscle, airway
hyper-reactivivity, inflammation-
increased eosinophils
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