Smoking Calculator
Learn how smoking cause crepitations
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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 ↓ Need to breathe harder ↓ Increase in inspiratory pressure ↓ Rapid air entry to distal airways ↓ Abrupt opening of alveoli and small bronchi ↓ Crepitations |
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