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What leukocytes are involved in emphysema pathogenesis?
- neutrophil--elastase
- macrophage--metalloprotease
Atopic dermatitis is associated with what Obstructive pulmonary disease?

asthma
Posterior urethral valve can cause what?

potter syndrome
Which part of the bronchoial tree has the most smooth muscle and where muscle spasm(asthma happens)

Medium sized bronchioles, just like in CVS
Where is the most beta 2 receptors found in the respiratory tree?

medium sized bronchioles
Dependent part of airway?

Terminal bronchiole...where most particles drop
Mucus secreting glands in the first part of Duodenum?

Brunner's glands
The only GI submucosal glands?

Brunner's glands in the duodenum
Bronchiectasis
sterility
situs inversus

Kartageners
Exchange of gasses in the alveolus occurs across what cell?

Type I pneumocytes
Where are Clara(dust cells) found?

in terminal bronchiole where little particles fall
Physiologic cause of Crackles?
- washed away surfactant--infection, pulmonary edema
- loss of Residual volume due to fibrosis--all restrictive diseases