The fumes
what is secondhand smoke
This lung condition causes inflammation and narrowing of the airways and may cause wheezing and chest tightness.
What is asthma?
true or false: smoking and vaping have similar effects, with no safe amount of consumption. Also, they both cause damage to the lungs
What is true
This type of COPD damages the small air sacs in the lungs.
What is emphysema?
Smokers lungs reduces the intake of _____ to the body
Oxygen
what is vaping
This test measures how much and how quickly a person can breathe air out of the lungs.
What is spirometry?
the blood drops off this to the lungs, and picks up this to deliver it to the rest of the body
what is carbon dioxide and oxygen
This less common general type of lung cancer usually grows and spreads quickly.
What is Small Cell Lung Cancer?
Smoking can make it harder to do this everyday because your lungs have less oxygen available
This is one condition/ bad effect caused by long-term smoking
what is: cardiovascular disease, COPD, asthma exacerbation, sudden infant death, cancer, etc.
This lung infection causes inflammation and can cause the alveoli to fill with fluid or pus.
What is pneumonia?
Call this free national number for help quitting tobacco.
What is 1-800-QUIT-NOW?
In COPD, damage to these air-filled structures makes it harder for the body to get oxygen
What are alveoli (or air sacs)?
The body’s natural way of trying to remove smoke, mucus, and other irritants from the airway
Coughing
this specific part of the lungs, which acts as a cleaner within the lungs, is damaged when you smoke
what is cilia
This imaging test is commonly used to help diagnose pneumonia.
What is a chest X-ray?
ILD often causes this type of abnormal pattern on pulmonary function testing.
What is restrictive pattern?
This type of cancer gets its name from the squashed or flattened cells it is found to infect.
What is Squamous cell carcinoma (or SCC)?
Infections
this is one chemical found in cigarettes talked about in this presentation
what is:
formaldehyde, butane, ammonia, benzene, cadmium, toluene
This group of diseases can cause inflammation and scarring of the tissue surrounding the lung's air sacs.
What is ILD?
Besides smoking, long term exposure to these substances can also contribute to COPD
What are secondhand smoke, dust, fumes, and air pollution?
This common type of non-small cell lung cancer is often found on the outer edges of the lungs.
What is adenocarcinoma?
Little pockets that fill with air in the lungs to facilitate gas exchange
Alveoli