Ch. 411

Question 1

Familial cases of spontaneous pneumothorax occur and have been associated with mutations in the ___ gene

Answer 1

folliculin gene (FCLN)

Question 2

Pneumothorax that occurs without trauma or underlying lung disease

Answer 2

Primary spont pneumothorax

Question 3

A pneumothorax arising as a complication of an underlying lung disorder but without trauma

Answer 3

secondary spontaneous pneumothorax

Question 4

Pneumothorax can occur in pneumonia, usually with VS without empyema

Answer 4

With

Question 5

T/F In infants with staphylococcal pneumonia, the incidence of pneumothorax is relatively high

Answer 5

T

Question 6

Drugs of abuse associated with pneumothorax (3)

Answer 6

Ecstasy (methylenedioxymethamphetamine), crack cocaine, and marijuana

Question 7

an unusual condition that is related to menses, is associated with diaphragmatic defects and pleural blebs

Answer 7

Catamenial pneumothorax

Question 8

Bilateral pneumothorax is rare a er the neonatal period but has been reported a er lung transplantation and with infections by what organisms.

Answer 8

Mycoplasma pneumoniae and tuberculosis