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TODAY’S TEST QUESTION:
CORRECT ANSWER:
B) Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency
MORE INFO:
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COPD is generally due to smoking.
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However patients with this deficiency may have never smoked in their life.
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This is an inherited disorder.
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Individuals who have this deficiency don’t make enough protein called protease inhibitor.
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This protein actually helps to protect the lungs and the liver (Medline Plus).
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These individuals tend to develop emphysema before 40.
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It can lead to other disorders as well, such as: cirrhosis and hepatitis.
What the Other Choices are Linked to:
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Cortisol deficiency-Addison’s
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Vitamin D deficiency-rickets
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B-12 deficiency-Anemia, neurological changes.
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