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0:00so as we're wrapping up with the
0:01respiratory system let's look at a few
0:03of the common diseases and disorders
0:05that could affect a patient suffering
0:07for with respiratory illnesses and so
0:10the first one of course would be asthma
0:12most popular uh asthma is an
0:15inflammation in the Airways it causes
0:17restriction within the alveoli and so as
0:20the patient is inhaling and exhaling the
0:23alveoli is restricted remember alveoli
0:26expands and contracts with each breath
0:28that the patient takes and so with the
0:31inflammation in the bronchials the
0:33inflammation within the alveoli very
0:35difficult for them to have that air
0:37exchange and so what we see with
0:40asthmatic patients is going to be that
0:42tightening within the chest also
0:44something that's called a barrel chest
0:46they're not breathing from their
0:48stomachs per se but it looks like the
0:50force air is coming from their stomach
0:52and that has to do with the Restriction
0:54that's in the chest the body is trying
0:57to accommodate by any means necessary
0:59and that means get air in fast
1:02medication is prescribed for asthma most
1:05of these patients are on maintenance
1:06plans so they know to start their day
1:09with an inhaler and a certain amount of
1:11Puffs medication is on hand for an
1:14emergency situations uh but asthma is
1:16very common
1:19going down to the very bottom we have
1:21bronchitis
1:23another common uh disorder associated
1:25with the respiratory system starts with
1:28inflammation within the bronchi
1:31and that inflammation tends to lead to
1:34an infection
1:35so with bronchitis what we typically see
1:38is mucus the patient has the ability to
1:42expel it throughout cough it's going to
1:44be either yellow or green if it's green
1:47we know that's typically a sign of an
1:49infection
1:50and that infection will be accompanied
1:53with fever and often coughing because of
1:56the Restriction within the bronchials
1:58they don't have the ability to allow for
2:01that proper airflow Exchange
2:03chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
2:05otherwise known as COPD anytime you hear
2:09the term COPD it's really in reference
2:12to a group of lung disorders so there
2:16are a few things that are classified
2:17underneath COPD
2:19uh usually caused by smoking or outside
2:22pollutants
2:24and causes the alveoli the grape-like
2:27structure on the end of the bronchials
2:29to become enlarged if they become overly
2:33enlarged what happens is another thing
2:35uh that can affect it is it's going to
2:38cause that restriction within the
2:39alveoli so again the air exchange is
2:42going to be tampered with because it
2:44doesn't have the ability to expand and
2:47contract and allow for that proper air
2:49flow
2:51emphasis
2:52similar to COPD uh whereas it is also
2:57caused from smoking
3:00and emphysema falls under the category
3:03of COPD
3:05so definitely going to have some of the
3:08similar Chief complaints
3:11last one there at the bottom is called
3:13Legionnaires disease this is a bacteria
3:16that affects the upper respiratory
3:18system usually caused from contaminated
3:22water that flows through the ventilation
3:24of our air conditioning systems so
3:27bacteria there what you may see with
3:29Legionnaires disease is very similar to
3:31what you would see for bronchitis so
3:33inflammation cough maybe mucus discharge
3:36but very very similar to bronchitis