MEDICAL
LUNGS
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
Emphysema is a loss of elastin or elastic fibers that help with recoil during expirations, these patients usually have a higher compliance (floppy lungs).
|
|
True
|
|
|
False
|
|
|
Either A or B
|
|
|
None of the above
|
Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -During emphysema, elastin breakdown in the lung tissue originates from the release of large amounts of elastase by inflammatory cells. Elevated levels of elastin-derived peptides (EP) reflect massive pulmonary elastin breakdown in COPD patients.
There is 1 question to complete.