A nurse uses a picture to demonstrate the bullae and blebs associated with emphysema. How do blebs differ from bullae? (Select all that apply.)
a. They are between the alveolar spaces in the lungs.
b. They are in the lung parenchyma.
c. They can rupture, causing the lungs to collapse.
d. They are responsible for diaphragm flat-tening.
e. They are precancerous.
B, C
Blebs are growths inside the organ of the lung that enlarge and rupture, causing lung collapse. Bullae are the lesions between the alveolar spaces. Neither are the cause of diaphragm flattening nor are they precancerous.
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