AE-C Practice Questions - Certified Asthma Educator (NBRC) Exam

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A new patient asks why she gets short of breath during an asthma attack but feels fine at other times. Which simple-language explanation best matches the underlying physiology?

Your alveoli collapse and reopen with each breath Your airway muscles tighten, the lining swells, and extra mucus forms, narrowing the breathing tubes Your blood vessels in the lungs constrict and limit oxygen delivery Your diaphragm becomes paralyzed during a flare

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Your airway muscles tighten, the lining swells, and extra mucus forms, narrowing the breathing tubes

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