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This makes the airways swollen and very sensitive They tend to react strongly to certain substances that are breathed in When the airways react the muscles around them tighten This causes the airways to nar row and less air flows to your lungs The s. Asthma & COPD. Rachel Ventre FY1. Spirometry/ PFT. Obstructive – .  . FEV1/FVC ratio. Asthma. COPD. Bronchiectasis. CF. Restrictive – . . FVC & FEV1. Normal or . . ratio.. Kyphosis/Scoliosis. Population aged 12 and older who reported that they have been diagnosed by a health professional as having asthma.. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey, 2010. © 2012 National Lung Health Framework. By Laura Parker. Learning Objectives. To be able to define Asthma and COPD. To have an understanding of the pathogenesis of each disease and the common causes / risk factors associated. To be able to recognise the presentation of patient with Asthma or COPD. It is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways in which many cells and cellular elements play a role, in particular, mast cells,eosinophils,T lymphocytes, macrophages, neutrophils and epithelial cells.. Maram. . abdaljaleel. , MD. Dermatopathologist. &. neuropathologist. It’s hard to get the air OUT. It’s hard to EXHALE. Lungs are . hyperinflatted. EMPHYSEMA. CHRONIC BRONCHITIS. ASTHMA. BRONCHIECTASIS. The airway (bronchial tubes) can become swollen and the muscle around the airway tightens. . The result is a narrowed airway. Symptoms. Wheezing. Coughing. Shortness of breath. Chest tightness. Increased rate of breathing. of Specific Pulmonary. Abnormalities. Chronic Pulmonary . Emphysema. :. The term pulmonary emphysema literally . means. . excess . air in the lungs. However, this term is . usually. . used to describe complex obstructive and . Amy Brandt, MPH — . Chronic Respiratory Disease Epidemiologist. Linda Stemnock — . BRFSS Coordinator. Chronic Respiratory Disease Section. May 14, 2013. Overview. This slide set was presented at the Indiana Statewide Asthma Conference on May 14, 2013. These slides are intended to be a resource for our partners.. www.nhlbi.nih.gov/ The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) is one of 27 Centers, Institutes, and Oices within the National Institutes of Health (NIH). It was established originally (NHLBI) http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov Embargoed for Release:Contact:NHLBI Engagement and Media Relations BranchhursdayAugust, 2015 NHLBI Media AvailabilityNHLBI enews upport for Bench to Bassinet Program t IPCRG received funding from AstraZeneca to develop the Asthma Right Care Initiative. About these slides. Please feel free to use, update and share some or all of these slides in your non-commercial presentations to colleagues or patients. Describe main function of parts of the respiratory system (Grade E). Define key terms (Grade C). Explain how alveoli are adapted to efficient gas exchange (Grade A). Describe causes of lung diseases (Grade C), including asthma (Grade A). Eric L. Olson MD, MSc, FCCP. Definition of Asthma. . A disease characterized by the following:. Airway obstruction that is reversible. Airway Inflammation. Increased airway responsiveness to a variety of stimuli. Two of the recognized causes of emphysema are smoking which incites lung injury and inherited deficiency of α1- antitrypsin; an . antiprotease. enzyme that protects the lung from injury.. Emphysema is thought to result from the breakdown of .