Clinical Scenarios Activated by Common Anatomic Alterations of the Lungs
The clinical scenarios associated with respiratory diseases result from the pathophysiologic mechanisms caused (or activated) by the anatomic alterations of the lungs associated with the disorder. Match the major anatomic alterations of the lungs, shown below, that cause the clinical scenario associated with chronic bronchitis.
-Distal Airway and Alveolar Weakening Clinical Scenario

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Chronic bronchitis is primarily associated with inflammation and narrowing of the airways, increased mucus production, and not with distal airway and alveolar weakening, which is more characteristic of emphysema.