Which of the following terms means a group of diseases in which alveolar air sacs are destroyed, resulting in in chronic severe SOB?
A chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
B acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
C emphysema
D cystic fibrosis

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a group of diseases associated with shortness of breath caused by damage to the air sacs in the lungs (emphysema) or inflammation of the airways (chronic bronchitis)

Cystic fibrosis is a genetic lung condition that causes the abnormal production of mucus.

Acute respiratory distress syndrome is essentially failure of the lungs, usually the result of another health problem

Which of the following terms means a group of diseases in which alveolar air sacs are destroyed, resulting in in chronic severe SOB? A chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) B acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) C emphysema D cystic fibrosis

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Which of the following terms means a group of diseases in which alveolar air sacs are destroyed, resulting in in chronic severe SOB?
A chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
B acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
C emphysema
D cystic fibrosis