Exam 14: Bronchiectasis

A mother brought her 2-year-old son to the physician. He has been coughing up secretions and having wheezy breathing ever since choking on food 6 months ago. The physician diagnosed the boy with bronchiectasis. What could be the cause?

Congenital causes of bronchiectasis include:

Management of the patient with bronchiectasis may include: 1) expectorants. 2) early childhood immunizations. 3) lung resection. 4) lung transplant.

Which of the following is the usual characteristic of the sputum of a patient with bronchiectasis?

A patient with severe bronchiectasis may show all of the following signs EXCEPT:

One of the main challenges in caring for a patient with bronchiectasis is:

Patients with bronchiectasis can have which of the following anatomic alterations? 1) Hyperinflation 2) Pulmonary embolism 3) Consolidation 4) Pneumothorax

Severe bronchiectasis is associated with all of the following EXCEPT:

For religious reasons, a young couple has not given their 4-year-old daughter the usual childhood immunizations. She has been repeatedly hospitalized with pulmonary infections. What should the respiratory therapist caring for the child tell the parents that the child is at risk of developing?

Which of the following should a patient with bronchiectasis do to reduce the risk of the condition worsening? 1) Avoid air pollution. 2) Get an influenza vaccination. 3) Take an antibiotic every day. 4) Avoid smoking.

Which form of bronchiectasis causes the greatest amount of damage to the tracheobronchial tree?

Which of the following pulmonary function testing values would be found in a patient with severe, obstructive bronchiectasis?

A patient with long-standing bronchiectasis also has pneumonia. Which of the following hematology test results would be expected? 1) Decreased red blood cell (RBC) count 2) Decreased white blood cell (WBC) count 3) Elevated WBC count 4) Increased hemoglobin and hematocrit

Which of the following is the hallmark of bronchiectasis?

In developed countries, the most common cause of acquired bronchiectasis is:

The preferred radiographic method to evaluate a patient's bronchiectasis is:

Irregularly dilated and constricted bronchi are the key anatomic alterations found in which type of bronchiectasis?

Rigid and dilated bronchi are the key anatomic alterations found in which type of bronchiectasis?