What is the main cause of emphysema? - Answers-Closely associated with heavy cigarette smoking; chronic bronchitis can be a predisposing factor. How does emphysema show radiographically? - Answers-Signs related are pulmonary overinflation, alterations in the pulmonary vasculature, and bulae format...
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What types of Bronchogenic Carcinoma are there? - Answers-Non-small cell (accounting for 80% of lung cancers) like Squamous Carcinoma (most common; typically in major central bronchi), Adenocarcinoma (usually arising in periphery of lung), and Bronchiolar Carcinoma (aka:alveolar; least common). Smal...
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Add to cartWhat types of Bronchogenic Carcinoma are there? - Answers-Non-small cell (accounting for 80% of lung cancers) like Squamous Carcinoma (most common; typically in major central bronchi), Adenocarcinoma (usually arising in periphery of lung), and Bronchiolar Carcinoma (aka:alveolar; least common). Smal...
Asthma Causes - Answers-Exact causes unknown but have been suggested to include interactions between genetic and environmental factors Asthma Symptoms - Answers-Chest tightness or pain, trouble sleeping caused by shortness of breathe coughing or wheezing, a whistling or wheezing sound when exhali...
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Add to cartAsthma Causes - Answers-Exact causes unknown but have been suggested to include interactions between genetic and environmental factors Asthma Symptoms - Answers-Chest tightness or pain, trouble sleeping caused by shortness of breathe coughing or wheezing, a whistling or wheezing sound when exhali...
what is the mechanism of alveolar destruction in emphysema ? -Answers- Irritants, like cigarette smoke, activate neutrophils/macrophages release cytokines, as well as proteases, like elastases and collagenases. These proteases break down key structural proteins in the connective tissue such as coll...
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Add to cartwhat is the mechanism of alveolar destruction in emphysema ? -Answers- Irritants, like cigarette smoke, activate neutrophils/macrophages release cytokines, as well as proteases, like elastases and collagenases. These proteases break down key structural proteins in the connective tissue such as coll...
Sleep apnea - Answers-a potentially serious disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts during sleep for long-enough periods to cause a measurable decrease in blood oxygen levels Snoring - Answers-which can be a symptom of sleep apnea, is noisy breathing caused by vibration of the sof...
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Add to cartSleep apnea - Answers-a potentially serious disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts during sleep for long-enough periods to cause a measurable decrease in blood oxygen levels Snoring - Answers-which can be a symptom of sleep apnea, is noisy breathing caused by vibration of the sof...
Characteristics of Oat Cell Cancer Cells - Answers-Small Cytoplasm, Multiple Nuclei, Multiple and large Nucleoli, Course Chromatin Risk Factors of Lung Cancer - Answers-Tobacco Use (90%), Occupational & Environmental Exposures, Genetic Predisposition,Gender, Dietary Factors, COPD, Air polllution ...
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Add to cartCharacteristics of Oat Cell Cancer Cells - Answers-Small Cytoplasm, Multiple Nuclei, Multiple and large Nucleoli, Course Chromatin Risk Factors of Lung Cancer - Answers-Tobacco Use (90%), Occupational & Environmental Exposures, Genetic Predisposition,Gender, Dietary Factors, COPD, Air polllution ...
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