Pathophysiology Of COPD: A Case Study
2. Describe the pathophysiology of COPD
Patients with COPD develops this disease over a long period time and is untreatable. This disease develops when the patient has been smoking for a long time where he/she inhales harmful or poisonous particles or gases that leads to inflammation of airways where patient would experience airflow limitations and airflow destruction. During inflammation the cytokines is being activated which serves as a communication between cells such as neutrophils, macrophages, lymphocytes, leukotriens, interleukines, and tumor necrosis factor into the bronchial wall (Lewis et al., 2014). This results to structural changes in the lungs and regulate inflammatory and immune response such as continuous bronchial inflammation
Patients with COPD develops this disease over a long period time and is untreatable. This disease develops when the patient has been smoking for a long time where he/she inhales harmful or poisonous particles or gases that leads to inflammation of airways where patient would experience airflow limitations and airflow destruction. During inflammation the cytokines is being activated which serves as a communication between cells such as neutrophils, macrophages, lymphocytes, leukotriens, interleukines, and tumor necrosis factor into the bronchial wall (Lewis et al., 2014). This results to structural changes in the lungs and regulate inflammatory and immune response such as continuous bronchial inflammation