What Is the Most Common Cause of Increased Sputum Production

question 17

Multiple Choice

What is the most common cause of increased sputum production in adult patients?

• A)Infection
• B)Cigarette smoking
• C)Asthma
• D)Bronchiectasis

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Definitions:

Pharynx

The muscular tube that connects the mouth and nasal passages to the esophagus and larynx, serving both the respiratory and digestive systems.

Trachea

Principal thoracic air duct of terrestrial vertebrates; windpipe. One of the microscopic air ducts (or tracheal tubes) branching throughout the body of most terrestrial arthropods and some terrestrial mollusks.

Partial Pressure

The pressure that a gas in a mixture of gases would exert if it alone occupied the entire volume.

Nitrogen Gas

A diatomic gas that is colorless, odorless, and makes up about 78% of the Earth's atmosphere, used by certain bacteria to produce usable forms of nitrogen for plants.