BONY THORAX: PATHOLOGY

Question 1

Inspiration of a foreign material into the airway

Answer 1

Aspiration/Foreign Body

Question 2

A collapse of all or part of the lung

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Atelectasis

Question 3

Chronic dilatation of the bronchi & bronchioles

Answer 3

Bronchiectasis

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Inflammation of the bronchi

Answer 4

Bronchitis

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Chronic condition of persistent obstruction of bronchial airflow

Answer 5

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

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Widespread dysfunction of the exocrine glands

Abnormal secretion of sweat & saliva & accumulation of thick mucus in the lungs

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Cystic Fibrosis

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Enlargement of alveolar wall caused by alveolar wall destruction & loss of elasticity

Answer 7

Emphysema

Question 8

Inflammation of the epiglottis

Answer 8

Epiglottitis

Question 9

Infection caused by the yeastlike organism Histoplasma capsulatum

Answer 9

Histoplasmosis

Question 10

Condition of unknown origin often associate with pulmonary fibrosis

Answer 10

Sarcoidosis

Question 11

Chronic infection of the lungs due to the tubercle bacillus

Answer 11

Tubercolosis

Question 12

Underaeration of the lungs due to a lack of surfactant

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Hyaline Membrane Disease/Respiratory Distress Syndrome

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Transfer of a cancerous lesion from one area to another

Answer 13

Metastases

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Collection of fluid in the pleural cavity

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Pleural Effusion/Hydrothorax

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Lung diseases resulting from inhalation of industrial substances

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Pneumoconiosis

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Coal miner’s lung or black lung

Inflammation caused by inhalation of coal dust (anthracite)

Answer 16

Anthracosis

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Inflammation caused by inhalation of asbestos

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Asbestosis

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Inflammation caused by inhalation of silicon dioxide

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Silicosis

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Acute infection in the lung parenchyma

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Pneumonia

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Pneumonia caused by inhalation of foreign particles

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Aspiration

Question 21

Pneumonia caused by a virus & involving alveolar walls & interstitial structures

Answer 21

Interstitial/Viral/Pneumonitis

Question 22

Pneumonia involving the alveoli of an entire lobe without involving the bronchi

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Lobar/Bacterial

Question 23

Pneumonia involving the bronchi and scattered throughout the lung

Answer 23

Lobular/Bronchopneumonia

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Accumulation of air in the pleural cavity resulting in collapse of the lung

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Pneumothorax

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Replacement of air with fluid in the lung interstitium & alveoli

Answer 25

Pulmonary Edema