Two Pathologic Responses Occur in Patients with Asthma: Local Inflammation

question 9

True/False

Two pathologic responses occur in patients with asthma: local inflammation and bronchiole constriction.

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Definitions:

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A medical condition, usually inherited, in which the ability of the blood to clot is severely reduced, causing the sufferer to bleed severely from even a slight injury.

X-Linked Recessive

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Vasoocclusive Crisis

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