how would the body comp0ensate to cope with a restrictive lung disease? do the compensation have side effects?

Question

how would the body comp0ensate to cope with a restrictive and obstructive lung disease? do the compensation have side effects?

Answer 1

If the lungs has a restrictive and obstructive disease, then that would mean less lung tissue would be avaliable to oxygenate the blood. It will cause the body to increase the rate of red blood cells, to restore homeostasis. The dangerous excess of red blood cells is called polycythemia.

Answer 2

your body over time learns to function with less o2 in the blood stream so the homeostasis for an advanced COPD is different than that of a 'HEALTHY' person the lung problem people use a lot of enegry to just feed 02 to the red blood cells the side effect of a lung problem person is one thing if you were to put them on 02 greater than 3 liters per minute you would actually suffocate them unlike a healthy person because of what the body is used to obviously a person with lung problems would not make a good marathon runner ----shortness of breath or and auctioneer it also takes more energy to expell the waste product of metabolism--carbon dioxide

Answer 3

All kinds of ways...the biggest (helpful) compensatory mechanism would be increased production of red blood cells, to help carry more oxygen throughout the body; if, in fact, your body was capable of doing so.

Our bodies are remarkably adaptable to almost any type of malady or disease state....

Answer 4

Possibly and increase in red blood cells to carry more oxygen. In cases like emphysema and COPD, chest muscles must work harder to respirate, and they can get bigger (leading to a "barrel chest")