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Learn how smoking cause reduced chest expansion, barrel chest and hyperresonant on percussion
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↓ Persistent irritation of bronchial mucosal ↓ Hypersecretion of bronchial mucous gland ↓ 1. Hypertrophy of the mucous gland 2. Increased number of goblet cells ↓ Increase in mucous production ↓ Airway obstruction by mucous ↓ Air trapped during expiration ↓ Hyperinflated lung ↓ Reduced chest expansion, barrel chest and hyperresonant on percussion |
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