Chronic Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Airway Obstruction
1. Distinguish emphysema from chronic bronchitis.
Emphysema = permanent and destructive enlargement of sirspace distal to termnial bronchioles, without fibrosis and with loss of normal architecture
Chronic Bronchitis = cough productive of sputum not attributable to other causes - occurring at least 3 months over 2 consecutive years
Created on ... November 11, 2004