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Disorders of the respiratory system – emphysema
Concepts tested here
- emphysema-smoking
All Questions
2016 1 question
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Name the chronic respiratory disorder caused mainly by cigarette smoking
Smoking-induced alveolar damage = emphysema.
Emphysema is a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease caused mainly by chronic cigarette smoking. It is characterised by breakdown of alveolar walls, reducing the ability to oxygenate blood.