obstructive and restrictive

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Permalink Reply by Ayuugupta on October 6, 2010 at 11:57am

Asthma is an obstructive ds cos it causes obst. In primary or sec. Bronchi or trachea or bronchioles, restrictive ds. Is one which resists or restricts proper expansion or relaxation of lung parenchyma e.gd emphysema.fev1tofvc ratio normal in restr. Ds. ..decrease in obstr.

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Permalink Reply by Ayuugupta on October 6, 2010 at 11:57am

Asthma is an obstructive ds cos it causes obst. In primary or sec. Bronchi or trachea or bronchioles, restrictive ds. Is one which resists or restricts proper expansion or relaxation of lung parenchyma e.gd emphysema.fev1tofvc ratio normal in restr. Ds. ..decrease in obstr.

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Permalink Reply by Alexander Protonotarios on February 2, 2011 at 10:31am

In order to understand better the differences between obstructive and restrictive you should take one example of each and study it in depth. Asthma for obstructive (or COPD), idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis for restrictive and sarcoidosis which is both.

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Permalink Reply by SHAIBU IBRAHIM on February 4, 2011 at 7:52am

thank a lot

Alexander Protonotarios said:

In order to understand better the differences between obstructive and restrictive you should take one example of each and study it in depth. Asthma for obstructive (or COPD), idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis for restrictive and sarcoidosis which is both.

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Permalink Reply by Kim Montojo (Woo) on March 20, 2011 at 12:46am

or simply, REStrictive from the word RESistance and OBSTRUCTive from the word OBSTRUCTion :)

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