🫁 Pink Puffer – A Concept Related to the Respiratory System 🫁

Pink Puffer is a clinical term used in respiratory diseases.

This term is used for patients who have Emphysema.

In Emphysema:

• The walls of the alveoli (air sacs) are destroyed
• The elasticity of the lungs decreases
• Air gets trapped in the lungs

Because of this, the patient has to breathe with effort, which is called puffing.

Although there is shortness of breath, the skin color appears pink because the oxygen level remains relatively normal. This is why it is called Pink Puffer.

✅ Correct Answer:
(d) Emphysema

Why are the other options incorrect?

COPD → This is a broad term that includes Chronic bronchitis and Emphysema. Pink Puffer specifically refers to Emphysema.

ARDS → This is an acute condition, which has no relation to Pink Puffer.

Chronic obstructive bronchitis → In this condition, the patient is called a Blue bloater, not a Pink Puffer.

✅ Exam Point:
Who is called a Pink Puffer?
➤ A patient with Emphysema
This question is frequently asked in Medical-Surgical Nursing, Respiratory System, and Community Health.

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