Exam 12: Lung

Which of the following pathogens is the most common cause of pulmonary abscesses?

A retired man who had worked in the shipyards most of his life was found to have pleural plaques and mesothelioma. These pathologic changes are most likely a complication of which type of pneumoconiosis?

This lung lesion is diagnostic of

This lung lesion was found at the autopsy of a 40-year-old man who suffered extensive burns to 50% of his body surface. These changes are most consistent with the diagnosis of

A primary lung cancer was found in the apex of the lung of a 78-year-old woman who never smoked Microscopically, the tumor was composed of mucus-secreting cuboidal cells arranged in gland-like structures. This tumor is most likely

A 30-year-old man was found to have atypical pneumonia that was accompanied by elevation of cold agglutinin in the serum. Which of the following is the most likely cause of this pneumonia?

Which of the following lung diseases is classified as restrictive rather than obstructive?

Hyaline membranes in the alveoli of lungs affected by acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) are composed of

In the bronchiectases of cystic fibrosis, bronchial plugging with mucus is often accompanied by infection with which of the following pathogens?

Which one of the following lung tumors has the best prognosis?

Which bacterium is the most common cause of lobar pneumonia in chronic alcoholics?

The inhalation of which substance is the most common cause of "humidifier" or "air-conditioner" lung?

Bronchospasms in patients with nonatopic asthma who have normal IgE blood levels are most often precipitated by

Pulmonary infection characterized by predominance of macrophages involving predominantly small bronchioli and sparing the large bronchioli is most typical of infection caused by

This lung lesion was identified at the autopsy of a 40-year-old man infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). It is illustrated here in a hematoxylin and eosin stained section and a silver methenamine impregnated section. This lesion is caused by a

Which is the most prevalent chronic occupational lung disease found worldwide?