PANCE Practice Test

Category - PA

A decrease in alpha-1 antitrypsin is seen in which of the following diseases?
  1. Asthma
  2. Chronic bronchitis
  3. Emphysema
  4. Pneumonia
Explanation
Answer: C - A decrease in alpha- 1 antitrypsin is seen in emphysema. Emphysema is typically a disease of smokers. It is either centrilobular (due to cigarette smoking) or panlobular (due to familial antiproteinase deficiency, a decrease in alpha-1 antitrypsin).
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