1. Unit 3 Notes: Respiratory Disorders
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Unit 3 Notes: Respiratory Disorders

2. (1) Bronchitis Bronchiole tubes become inflamed and full of mucus.
Individuals often have problems breathing, wheezing, coughing up phlegm, chest pain.
Causes:
Bacterial or Viral infection
Frequent inhalation of irritating gases or dust (smoking, working in a factory, etc.)

4. (2) Pneumonia The bronchioles become filled with pus and mucus.
Individuals will suffer fever, chills and flu like symptoms.
Causes:
Bacterial infection
Viral infection

6. (3) Cystic Fibrosis Disorder of the CFTR gene.
Organs overproduce thick mucus due to an overproduction of sodium.
Individuals die from malnutrition and/or suffocation.
No cure.

9. (4) Asthma Oversensitive bronchiole tubes.
Easily become inflamed and filled with mucus due to allergens.
Caused by genetics or over-inhalation of irritants.
Inhalers dilate the bronchioles to allow more air to flow in and out.

11. (5) Tuberculosis Chronic bacterial infection of the lungs. Airborne
Typical flu symptoms in addition to coughing of blood.
Treated with several rounds of antibiotics.
Tested for with a skin test and x-rays in severe cases.

13. (6) COPD Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Bronchioles become inflamed, weakened, and blocked by mucus.
Result of having several respiratory disorders repetitively.