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Obstructive respiratory illnesses are characterized by an increased difficulty exhaling much of the air in the lungs.  Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are two of the most common obstructive respiratory illnesses.  Asthma is due to allergen hypersensitivity and can be identified by temporary airway inflammation, which causes the bronchioles to narrow.  The decreased airway diameter increases the resistance to airflow.  Subsequently, air becomes "trapped" in the lungs, restricting the amount of air that can be moved in each breath.COPD refers to a spectrum of disorders and can be a result of emphysema, the irreversible destruction of pulmonary tissue.  The breakdown of elastic proteins in the lungs results in a loss of pulmonary resiliency and chronic lung hyperinflation.  Because the walls between individual alveoli are broken down, the alveolar sacs that remain are larger.Lung diseases can be diagnosed and monitored using spirometry.  A spirometer measures the flow rate and volume of inhaled and exhaled air.  In one pulmonary test, a patient is asked to exhale forcibly and completely into a spirometer after maximum inhalation.  This test is done to measure the patient's forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) and forced vital capacity (FVC) , the total amount of air exhaled in a single breath.
Passage Obstructive respiratory illnesses are characterized by an increased difficulty exhaling much of the air in the lungs.  Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are two of the most common obstructive respiratory illnesses.  Asthma is due to allergen hypersensitivity and can be identified by temporary airway inflammation, which causes the bronchioles to narrow.  The decreased airway diameter increases the resistance to airflow.  Subsequently, air becomes trapped in the lungs, restricting the amount of air that can be moved in each breath.COPD refers to a spectrum of disorders and can be a result of emphysema, the irreversible destruction of pulmonary tissue.  The breakdown of elastic proteins in the lungs results in a loss of pulmonary resiliency and chronic lung hyperinflation.  Because the walls between individual alveoli are broken down, the alveolar sacs that remain are larger.Lung diseases can be diagnosed and monitored using spirometry.  A spirometer measures the flow rate and volume of inhaled and exhaled air.  In one pulmonary test, a patient is asked to exhale forcibly and completely into a spirometer after maximum inhalation.  This test is done to measure the patient's forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) and forced vital capacity (FVC) , the total amount of air exhaled in a single breath. <strong>Figure 1</strong>  Forced expiratory spirogram of a healthy individual Adapted from T. Barreiro, An Approach to Interpreting Spirometry. American Family Physician. ©2004 AAFP. -Which of the following FEV1 spirograms would be expected in a patient with asthma? A) B) C) D) Figure 1  Forced expiratory spirogram of a healthy individual
Adapted from T. Barreiro, "An Approach to Interpreting Spirometry." American Family Physician. ©2004 AAFP.
-Which of the following FEV1 spirograms would be expected in a patient with asthma?


A) Passage Obstructive respiratory illnesses are characterized by an increased difficulty exhaling much of the air in the lungs.  Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are two of the most common obstructive respiratory illnesses.  Asthma is due to allergen hypersensitivity and can be identified by temporary airway inflammation, which causes the bronchioles to narrow.  The decreased airway diameter increases the resistance to airflow.  Subsequently, air becomes trapped in the lungs, restricting the amount of air that can be moved in each breath.COPD refers to a spectrum of disorders and can be a result of emphysema, the irreversible destruction of pulmonary tissue.  The breakdown of elastic proteins in the lungs results in a loss of pulmonary resiliency and chronic lung hyperinflation.  Because the walls between individual alveoli are broken down, the alveolar sacs that remain are larger.Lung diseases can be diagnosed and monitored using spirometry.  A spirometer measures the flow rate and volume of inhaled and exhaled air.  In one pulmonary test, a patient is asked to exhale forcibly and completely into a spirometer after maximum inhalation.  This test is done to measure the patient's forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) and forced vital capacity (FVC) , the total amount of air exhaled in a single breath. <strong>Figure 1</strong>  Forced expiratory spirogram of a healthy individual Adapted from T. Barreiro, An Approach to Interpreting Spirometry. American Family Physician. ©2004 AAFP. -Which of the following FEV1 spirograms would be expected in a patient with asthma? A) B) C) D)
B) Passage Obstructive respiratory illnesses are characterized by an increased difficulty exhaling much of the air in the lungs.  Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are two of the most common obstructive respiratory illnesses.  Asthma is due to allergen hypersensitivity and can be identified by temporary airway inflammation, which causes the bronchioles to narrow.  The decreased airway diameter increases the resistance to airflow.  Subsequently, air becomes trapped in the lungs, restricting the amount of air that can be moved in each breath.COPD refers to a spectrum of disorders and can be a result of emphysema, the irreversible destruction of pulmonary tissue.  The breakdown of elastic proteins in the lungs results in a loss of pulmonary resiliency and chronic lung hyperinflation.  Because the walls between individual alveoli are broken down, the alveolar sacs that remain are larger.Lung diseases can be diagnosed and monitored using spirometry.  A spirometer measures the flow rate and volume of inhaled and exhaled air.  In one pulmonary test, a patient is asked to exhale forcibly and completely into a spirometer after maximum inhalation.  This test is done to measure the patient's forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) and forced vital capacity (FVC) , the total amount of air exhaled in a single breath. <strong>Figure 1</strong>  Forced expiratory spirogram of a healthy individual Adapted from T. Barreiro, An Approach to Interpreting Spirometry. American Family Physician. ©2004 AAFP. -Which of the following FEV1 spirograms would be expected in a patient with asthma? A) B) C) D)
C) Passage Obstructive respiratory illnesses are characterized by an increased difficulty exhaling much of the air in the lungs.  Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are two of the most common obstructive respiratory illnesses.  Asthma is due to allergen hypersensitivity and can be identified by temporary airway inflammation, which causes the bronchioles to narrow.  The decreased airway diameter increases the resistance to airflow.  Subsequently, air becomes trapped in the lungs, restricting the amount of air that can be moved in each breath.COPD refers to a spectrum of disorders and can be a result of emphysema, the irreversible destruction of pulmonary tissue.  The breakdown of elastic proteins in the lungs results in a loss of pulmonary resiliency and chronic lung hyperinflation.  Because the walls between individual alveoli are broken down, the alveolar sacs that remain are larger.Lung diseases can be diagnosed and monitored using spirometry.  A spirometer measures the flow rate and volume of inhaled and exhaled air.  In one pulmonary test, a patient is asked to exhale forcibly and completely into a spirometer after maximum inhalation.  This test is done to measure the patient's forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) and forced vital capacity (FVC) , the total amount of air exhaled in a single breath. <strong>Figure 1</strong>  Forced expiratory spirogram of a healthy individual Adapted from T. Barreiro, An Approach to Interpreting Spirometry. American Family Physician. ©2004 AAFP. -Which of the following FEV1 spirograms would be expected in a patient with asthma? A) B) C) D)
D) Passage Obstructive respiratory illnesses are characterized by an increased difficulty exhaling much of the air in the lungs.  Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are two of the most common obstructive respiratory illnesses.  Asthma is due to allergen hypersensitivity and can be identified by temporary airway inflammation, which causes the bronchioles to narrow.  The decreased airway diameter increases the resistance to airflow.  Subsequently, air becomes trapped in the lungs, restricting the amount of air that can be moved in each breath.COPD refers to a spectrum of disorders and can be a result of emphysema, the irreversible destruction of pulmonary tissue.  The breakdown of elastic proteins in the lungs results in a loss of pulmonary resiliency and chronic lung hyperinflation.  Because the walls between individual alveoli are broken down, the alveolar sacs that remain are larger.Lung diseases can be diagnosed and monitored using spirometry.  A spirometer measures the flow rate and volume of inhaled and exhaled air.  In one pulmonary test, a patient is asked to exhale forcibly and completely into a spirometer after maximum inhalation.  This test is done to measure the patient's forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) and forced vital capacity (FVC) , the total amount of air exhaled in a single breath. <strong>Figure 1</strong>  Forced expiratory spirogram of a healthy individual Adapted from T. Barreiro, An Approach to Interpreting Spirometry. American Family Physician. ©2004 AAFP. -Which of the following FEV1 spirograms would be expected in a patient with asthma? A) B) C) D)

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