Who is more at risk of developing emphysema, a smoker or a vegan?
What is a smoker?
100
Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is an important aspect of preventing emphysema. List a few factors of a healthy lifestyle (two is fine).
What is exercising regularly, drinking water, eating properly, and not smoking?
100
During exercise, someone with Emphysema will experience. . .
What is shortness of breath?
100
Men are more likely to develop Emphysema than women. True or False
True
200
___ age is a factor for developing emphysema for lung function begins to steadily decline.
What is Old?
200
Most important way to prevent emphysema
What is not smoking?
200
Emphysema is curable (True or False)
What is False?
200
Treatments for COPD
What are Inhalers and Bronchodilators?
300
A reduction in ______ in the lungs can cause emphysema.
What is elasticity/ sponginess?
300
___ can be used to treat emphysema.
Hint: a portable device that administered a drug that can be breathed in.
What is an inhaler?
300
Part of the Lung that is damaged by Emphysema
What is Air Sacs (Alveoli)?
300
Symptoms of Emphysema.
What are shortness of breath, wheezing, chronic cough (sometimes with mucus or phlegm), fatigue, and the gradual decrease in the ability to exercise or perform daily activities?
400
Besides smoke, other environmental factors can cause Emphysema like. . .
What is gas, dust or pollution fumes in the air?
400
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400
COPD Exacerbation
What is a sudden episode where COPD symptoms become much worse than usual and may result in hospital care?
400
For a person with Emphysema, the ability of the lungs to resume its normal shape after being stretched (during inhalation) or compressed is impaired. The underlined phrase is the definition of...
What is elasticity?
500
Deficiency of this enzyme can cause Emphysema
What is Alpha-1 Antitrypsin?
500
The name of Mr. Morgan's new puppy
What is Tucker? (only 250 pts)
500
How many people in America have COPD?
What is 30 million?
500
The medical name for Emphysema
Hint. . . COPD is the acronym
What is the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease?