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‘Blue Bloaters’ (patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease showing marked cyanosis and oedema) differ from ‘Pink Puffers’ (patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease showing dyspnoea but not cyanosis) by having a lower

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 ‘Blue Bloaters’ (patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease showing marked cyanosis and oedema) differ from ‘Pink Puffers’ (patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease showing dyspnoea but not cyanosis) by having a lower.

  1. Forced expiratory volume in one second.
  2. Peak expiratory flow rate.
  3. Arterial blood pH.
  4. Sensitivity to carbon dioxide.
  5. Pulmonary arterial pressure.
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2022-08-08
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A. False This is not a differentiating feature.

B. False This tends to parallel the FEV1.

C. True They have a respiratory acidosis due to CO2 retention.

D. True They do not respond adequately to their high PCO2.

E. False Pulmonary hypertension in ‘Blue Bloaters’ leads to heart failure and oedema.

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