What is alkalosis? What are the two types, and whatcauses each? How does the body compensate for each ofthe changes?

Q: What happens in asthma?

A: Asthma (as-ma) is a chronic disorder of the airways, in which a person cannot breathe or experiences…

Q: How Chronic bronchitis is characterized?

A: The respiratory system is the network of organs that help to breathe and helps to move oxygen…

Q: How is fever stimulated?

A: The increase in these white blood cells affects your hypothalamus.

Q: Antihistamines are drugs that block the effect of histamine. Why do antihistamines help alleviate…

A: Nasal congestion is also referred as stuffy nose. When the tissues and blood vessels of the nasal…

Q: Why does your nose run when you are cold?

A: The nose can be defined as the body's important organ responsible for smell and also functions as…

Q: What are some common respiratory diseases and how can they be prevented and treated?

A: The network of organs and tissues that play a role in breathing is known as the respiratory system.…

Q: 2 The patient, a nice 67-year-old woman who has shortness of breath upon awakening, arrives to the…

A: Case SummaryThe patient is a 67-year-old female with a complaint of shortness of breath.She had a…

Q: What are colony-stimulating factors? Where would they befound in the body, and what is their general…

A: Colony-stimulating factors can be described as a glycoprotein responsible for the regulation of the…

Q: How does bronchial pneumonia differ from lobarpneumonia?

A: The oxygen requirements of cells are fulfilled by the process of breathing which includes inhalation…

Q: Is it a good idea to reduce fever if fever is a normal response to an abnormalprocess occurring in…

A: Infection is a condition during which invasion and multiplication of pathogens in the body are…

Q: During an experiment on the the cough reflex in humans, a subject inhales air containing differnt…

A: The cough reflex is considered to occur when the cough receptors gets stimulated by the dust or the…

Q: 24. A 25-year-old man comes to the physician because of frequent nosebleeds during the past 6 weeks.…

A: Nosebleeds are brought on by the rupture of a blood artery within the nasal mucosa. Rupture can…

Q: Which part of the pharynx houses the pharyngeal tonsil?

A: The nose can be divided into external and internal portions. The external nose is the portion of the…

Q: How does smoking cause both the alveolar destruction of emphysema and the bronchial damage of…

A: Chronic Obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD) is a treatable and preventable disease that is…

Q: Why are the pleurae not damaged during normalbreathing?

A: The pleura (sing) is a large , thin sheet of tissue that wraps around the outside of the lungs…

Q: People who are allergic to aspirin or penicillin often wearMedicAlert bracelets or necklaces that…

A: Medical alert jewelry or bracelet is very important for serious patients or person suffering from…

Q: Why does ophthalmic serum cure corneal ulcers?

A: Ophthalmic serum can help to cure corneal ulcers because it contains a high concentration of growth…

Q: Alan has been smoking for the past 20 years and has been experiencing some shortness of breath and a…

A: Emphysema is a type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It is an obstructive disease in…

Q: What intracellular chemical messages do keratinocytes and Langerhan's release?

A: Intracellular chemical messages are those communication which occurs within the cell.

Q: As we know GERD and Asthma are linked with each other in a same individual. So what is the mechanism…

A: GERD stands for Gastroesophageal disease. It is a disorder of the digestive system which is…

Q: What is mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT)? Inwhat way is the location of MALT beneficial?

A: Lymphoid tissue is referred to as the organized structures principally responsible for carrying out…

Q: How does the reduction in blood flow through the burnpromote infection and make an infection harder…

A: A burn can be defined as any damage caused to the skin as a result of heat, radiation, or chemicals.…

Q: Which type of granulocyte may increase in number if youdevelop “strep throat” (infection of the…

A: White blood cells, also called leukocytes, are the cellular component of blood. They lack…

Q: Why might a doctor smell the breath of a person known to have diabetes who has just passed out?

A: Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic disorders that is characterized by a high blood sugar…

Q: Why would failure to transport Cl - into the lumen of the airways cause the secreted mucus to be…

A: Mucus plays an essential role in the regulation of body fluids. It also acts as an important part of…

Q: What happens if there is a reversal in the percentage of orthokeratinized area in the gingival…

A: Keratinization of the epithelium present in the mouth is defined as the the presence of keratin and…

Q: Your adult patient seems to pale and breathing 16 times per minute. WHich of these signs would youe…

A: Vital signs are measured to assess a person's general health and fitness. Vital signs include body…

Q: Why immediately after an emergency, some people experience a 'cold sweat'?

A: Any abnormal state that impairs the homeostasis of the body is addressed as stress.  General…

Q: What causes pus, and what does it indicate?

A: Immunity can be defined as the ability of the organism to resist against infections or diseases by…

Q: Stephanie is in her first year of college and has recently come down with a cold. She is running a…

A: Introduction: Fever is defined as the core body temperature above 38°C (101°F) measured on several…

Q: A person hit by a car and suffered fractures in both lower limb's bones; then died in the hospital…

A: In the given situation, the person experienced a traumatic event when they were hit by a car,…

Q: Why must typical antihistamines be avoided in people receiving phenothiazines or tricyclic…

A: Antihistamines are a category of therapeutics which perform by obstructing the activity of the…

Q: How does the immuneprocess that causes thehemolytic disease of thenewborn take place?

A: HDN stands for hemolytic disease of the newborn. It is the blood disorder in newborn infants or…

Q: What is the difference between aqueous humour and vitreous humour?

A: The important organ of the visual system is the eye. It helps in receiving and processing visual…

Q: What about the asthma,would that be coded

A: International classification of disease (ICD) is a standardized way of communicating health…

Q: Describe the relationship between the autonomic nervous system and the smooth muscle of the…

A: The autonomic nervous system, or ANS, is a part of the nervous system that controls the body's…

Q: 17. Are emphysema and bronchiectasis reversible? What are some causes of both conditions?

A: Emphysema is a lung-related disease which mainly causes by smoking, chemical fumes and air…