Exam 32: Alterations of Pulmonary Function

The most common cause of pulmonary edema is:

_____ atelectasis is the collapse of lung tissue caused from the lack of collateral ventilation through the pores of Kohn.

Which pleural abnormality involves a site of pleural rupture that act as a one-way valve,permitting air to enter on inspiration,but preventing its escape by closing during expiration?

MATCHING Match the descriptions with the corresponding terms. -Bronchiolitis

What causes pulmonary edema in adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)?

In tuberculosis,how does the body wall off the bacilli in a tubercle?

What causes paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea (PND)?

Clinical manifestations of decreased exercise tolerance,wheezing,shortness of breath,and productive cough are indicative of which pulmonary disease?

Clinical manifestations of inspiratory and expiratory wheezing,dyspnea,nonproductive cough,and tachypnea are indicative of which pulmonary disease?

Match the descriptions with the corresponding terms. -Flail chest

Pulmonary edema usually begins at a pulmonary capillary wedge pressure or left atrial pressure of _____ mm Hg.

_____ involves an infected pleural effusion,the presence of pus in the pleural space,and a complication of respiratory infection,usually pneumonia.

If a patient's total hemoglobin (Hb)is 9 g/dl,_____ g/dl of hemoglobin must become desaturated for cyanosis to occur?

_____ is the selective bulbous enlargement of the distal segment of a digit and is commonly associated with diseases that interfere with oxygenation of the blood.

A(n)_____ is a circumscribed area of suppuration and destruction of lung parenchyma.

Clinical manifestations of inspiratory crackles,increased tactile fremitus,egophony,and whispered pectoriloquy are indicative of which pulmonary disease?

Match the descriptions with the corresponding terms. -Pleurisy

The greatest single risk factor for reactivation of tuberculosis is infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

There is no specific treatment for silicosis,although corticosteroids may produce some improvement.

What is the most common paraneoplastic syndrome associated with small cell lung cancer?