Chronic airway obstruction
Symptoms
Related diseases
Chronic airway obstruction involves increased resistance of the respiratory tract due to bronchial smooth muscle spasm, bronchial mucosal edema, inflammatory changes, accumulation of secretions in the respiratory tract, and decreased lung tissue elasticity. In cases of respiratory tract obstruction, individuals experience shortness of breath and worsened exhalation.
Source | Author Doctor Nikas Samuolis, reviewed by Prof. Virginijus Šapoka | Vilnius University | Faculty of Medicine | Head of the Department of Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, and Oncology