Which of the following are symptoms of emphysema?Check All That ApplyThe elastic recoil of the lungs is reduced.The elastic recoil of the lungs is reduced.The surface area for gas exchange is reduced.The surface area for gas exchange is reduced.The alveoli are distended and their walls damaged.The alveoli are distended and their walls damaged.There is less stress on the heart to pump blood through the lungs.There is less stress on the heart to pump blood through the lungs.

Select all correct descriptions of emphysema.Multiple select question.Elastic recoil of the lungs is reduced.It is a bacterial disease that was once called consumption.Alveoli are distended and damaged.It is usually treatable with antibiotics.It is often caused by smoking.

Anatomic alterations of the lungs with emphysema include the following:a. permanent enlargement and destruction of air spaces distal tothe terminal bronchiolesb. destruction of the alveoloar capillary membranec. air trappingd. weakening of the distal airways, primarily the respiratory bronchioles

. Specify the most typical changes of thorax at the pulmonary emphysema:Ответы(один ответ)1  D) Hypersthenic chest.2  B) Backlog in breath, enlargement of half of thorax and deletion of intercostal spaces.3  C) Only backlog of half of thorax in breath.4  A) Reduction of a half of thorax, its retraction and backlog in breath.5  E) Enlargement of front-back and transverse sizes of a thorax, indrawing of intercostal spaces in lower- lateral portions from both sides.

Given your understanding of how healthy lungs work, describe how emphysema disrupts the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the air and blood.

describe how emphysema disrupts the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the air and blood.