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Clinical Scenarios Activated by Common Anatomic Alterations of the Lungs

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Clinical Scenarios Activated by Common Anatomic Alterations of the Lungs
The clinical scenarios associated with respiratory diseases result from the pathophysiologic mechanisms caused (or activated) by the anatomic alterations of the lungs associated with the disorder. Match the major anatomic alterations of the lungs, shown below, that cause the clinical scenario associated with chronic bronchitis.
-Distal Airway and Alveolar Weakening Clinical Scenario

Definitions:

Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis

A pathogenic fungus causing chytridiomycosis, which has been linked to dramatic declines in amphibian populations worldwide.

Chytrid

A type of fungus belonging to the phylum Chytridiomycota, notable for being parasitic or pathogenic in some aquatic species.

Parasite

A living entity that resides within or on a host organism, deriving its nourishment to the detriment of the host.

Lichen

Symbiotic organisms composed of a fungus and a photosynthetic partner (usually an alga or cyanobacterium) that live together and function as a single ecological unit.