Question

Respiratory diseases and disorders are most commonly divided into two categories, restrictive and obstructive. Identify two restrictive disorders and two obstructive respiratory disorders and discuss the difference. Are there any disorders that are considered both? Why or why not?

Answer 1

Ans) Obstructive lung diseases, such as asthma, prevent normal exhalation. In contrast, restrictive lung diseases prevent normal inhalation. Restrictive lung diseases are often divided into two groups, depending on whether their cause is intrinsic or extrinsic.

- The Difference Between Obstructive and Restrictive Lung Disease.

- The term obstructive lung disease includes conditions that hinder a person's ability to exhale all the air from their lungs. Those with restrictive lung disease experience difficulty fully expanding their lungs.

- A third category, called mixed lung disease, is smaller and has characteristics of both obstructive and restrictive lung diseases. In cases of obstructive lung diseases, such as asthma, bronchiectasis, COPD, and emphysema, the lungs are unable to expel air properly during exhalation.