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Non-Communicable Diseases, Emergency Care and Mental Health

Non-Communicable Diseases, Emergency Care and Mental Health

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Normal and blocked airways and alveoli
Figure 4.3  (Top) Normal airways and alveoli (air sacs). (Bottom left) Airways blocked with mucus and (bottom right) alveoli damaged by COPD. (Source: The Open University, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, SDK125, Case Study 5, Figure 1.2)

 4.2.2  Emphysema and chronic bronchitis