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4.   How is having an acute asthma attack similar to having emphysema?  How is it different?

5.   Describe the effect that the inhaler medication had on the asthmatic patient.  Did the spirogram values return to “normal”?  Why do you think some values did not return all the way to normal?  How well did the results compare with your prediction?
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4.   How is having an acute asthma attack similar to having emphysema?  How is it different?

Both are similar because they are obstructive diseases characterized by increased airway resistance. It is more difficult to exhale with emphysema than with asthma.

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5.   Describe the effect that the inhaler medication had on the asthmatic patient.  Did the spirogram values return to “normal”?  Why do you think some values did not return all the way to normal?  How well did the results compare with your prediction?

The values that returned to normal were TV, ERV, FEV1 (%). The smooth muscles in the bronchioles didn’t return to normal plus mucus still blocks the airway.
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