What is CBABE? 🫁

What is CBABE?
CBABE serves as a mnemonic designed to make it easier to memorize the primary types of obstructive lung diseases.Show more

Each letter in CBABE stands for a distinct disorder, as outlined below:

C – Cystic Fibrosis
B – Bronchiectasis
A – Asthma
B – Bronchitis (Chronic)
E – Emphysema

By remembering CBABE, you have a handy tool to quickly identify and categorize the main diseases that fall under the obstructive lung disease umbrella. Obstructive lung diseases are a group of respiratory disorders characterized by airway obstruction, limiting the outflow of air from the lungs. Each of these diseases has unique causes, symptoms, and treatments, but they all involve the obstruction of airflow, leading to breathing difficulties.

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