_____ refers to obstructive diseases of the lungs, including chronic bronchitis, bronchiectasis, asthma, emphysema, and pneumoconiosis.
A) IRDS
B) COPD
C) Infectious mononucleosis
D) ARDS

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COPD, or chronic obstructive lung disease (COLD), describes a condition of slow and irreversible progressive airway obstruction. It encompasses several obstructive diseases of the lungs, including chronic bronchitis, bronchiectasis, asthma, emphysema, cystic fibrosis, and pneumoconiosis. Although the mechanism of the obstruction can vary, the consequence is the same; the patient with COPD is unable to ventilate the lungs freely, which results in an ineffective exchange of respiratory gases.

_____ Refers to Obstructive Diseases of the Lungs, Including Chronic