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Cigarette smoking is considered injurious to health. Which of the following chronic respiratory condition can the smoking habit lead to?
BiologyBreathing and Exchange of GasesNEET
Options:
  • A Asthma
  • B Respiratory acidosis
  • C Emphysema
  • D Pneumonia
Solution:
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The correct answer is: Emphysema
Emphysema is a chronic disorder in which alveolar walls are damaged due to which respiratory surface is decreased. Cigarette smoking is one of the major cause for the condition. Pneumonia is a lung disease commonly caused by the pathogen Streptococcuspneumoniae resulting in increase in lung fluid in breathing passage. Increased levels of CO2 in blood leads to decreased pH caused due to the condition, respiratory acidosis where the individual is not able to exhale enough CO2 . Hence, emphysema is the right choice among other choices.

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