Obstruction Disorders

Clinical Term

Anatomi
Pathologic Changes Etiology
c Site

Signs/Symptoms

Chronic
Bronchitis

Mucous gland
Tobacco
Bronchu
hyperplasia,hypers smoke,air
s
ecretion
pollutants

Cough,sputum
production

Bronchiectasis

Bronchu Airway dialtation

s
and scarring

Asthma

Smooth muscle
Episodic
Bronchu hyperplasia,excess Immunological or
Wheezing,cough,d
s
mucus,inflammatio undefined causes
yspnea
n

Emphysema

Acinus

Airway
enlargement,wall
destruction

Persistent or
Cough, purulent
severe infections sputum,fever

Tobacco smoke

Dyspnea

Tobacco
Small-airway
Inflammatry
Bronchi
smoke,air
disease,bronc
scarring/obliteratio
Cough,dyspnea
ole
pollutants,miscell
hiolitis
n
aneous