COPD Overview and Causes
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What is the most important cause of COPD in the developed world?

  • Hypertrophy of the mucus glands
  • Excessive exposure to biomass fuel cooking
  • Congenital deficiency in α1-antitrypsin enzyme
  • Cigarette smoking (correct)
  • Which type of COPD is characterized by excessive expectoration due to hypertrophy of mucus glands?

  • Congenital COPD
  • Emphysema
  • Chronic bronchitis (correct)
  • Asthma
  • What is the third leading cause of death worldwide?

  • Lung cancer
  • Pneumonia
  • COPD (correct)
  • Asthma
  • Which type of COPD is associated with a congenital deficiency in α1-antitrypsin enzyme?

    <p>Emphysema</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the characteristic clinical presentation of 'Blue Bloaters' in COPD?

    <p>$5^{th}$ or $6^{th}$ decades, excessive cough, dyspnea, sputum production</p> Signup and view all the answers

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