Tag: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    INTRODUCTION It includes a group of diseases which causes obstruction to airflow. It includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Emphysema consists of destruction of air sacs in the lung. Chronic bronchitis is prolonged inflammation of the airways. MECHANISM OF AIR EXCHANGE The oxygen inhaled through the lungs passes through the tubes bronchi and bronchioles and reaches…