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TVarnum

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on: Jul 16, 2018
Emphysema is defined as:
 
  a. chronic productive cough.
  b. conducting airway enlargement.
  c. destruction of alveolar walls without fi-brosis.
  d. hemoptysis associated with productive cough and alveolar-capillary membrane destruction.

Question 2

Where does COPD rank among the leading causes of death in the United States?
 
  a. First
  b. Second
  c. Third
  d. Fourth


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Reply #1 on: Jul 16, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Emphysema is defined in anatomical terms as a condition characterized by abnormal, permanent enlargement of the airspaces beyond the terminal bronchiole, accompanied by destruction of the walls of the airspaces without fibrosis.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
COPD is now the third leading cause of death in the United States.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 16, 2018
Gracias!

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