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Obstructive lung disorders are respiratory illnesses characterized by airway obstruction, leading to difficulty breathing and frequent medical visits. Conditions such as asthma, bronchiectasis, bronchitis, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) exemplify this category, each causing varying degrees of airway inflammation and obstruction. These disorders result in symptoms like coughing, wheezing, and shortness of breath due to narrowed or inflamed airways.

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Obstructive lung disorders are respiratory illnesses characterized by airway obstruction, leading to difficulty breathing and frequent medical visits. Conditions such as asthma, bronchiectasis, bronchitis, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) exemplify this category, each causing varying degrees of airway inflammation and obstruction. These disorders result in symptoms like coughing, wheezing, and shortness of breath due to narrowed or inflamed airways.

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Disturbances in Oxygen Exchange and Utilization- Obstructive Disorders of the Lungs.

Based on the module, an obstructive disorder is a type of respiratory illness


characterized by airway obstruction. Most lung obstructive disorders are characterized
by narrowing (obstruction) of the large and small bronchioles, often like a result of
excess smooth muscle contraction. It is generally distinguished by inflamed and easily
collapse airways, airflow obstruction, difficulty breathing, and frequent visits to the
health clinic and hospitalizations.
There are other types of obstructive lung disease, such as asthma, which causes your
airways to constrict, swell, and usually secrete excess mucus. This may make breathing
difficult and might cause coughing, wheezing when you exhale, and shortness of breath.
The condition known as bronchiectasis causes parts of the lung's airways to enlarge
constantly. Additionally, coughing is brought on by bronchitis, an inflammation of the
large and medium-sized airways in the lungs. Last but not least, Chronic Obstructive
Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a hard inflammatory disease that obstructs lung airflow.

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