Question

Discuss how respiration can be impaired by illness or disorders.

Answer 1

The respiratory dissorders are serious or life-threatening respiratory disorders includes bacterial pneumonia, lung cancer and pulmonary embolism, asthma, bronchiostasis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), influenza, obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, pulmonary hypertension and tuberculosis. Due to these dissorders, the exchange of gases are affected and there will be blockage in the entry of oxygen due to high mucus production in the respiratory tract also excessive accumulation of fluid in the lungs.