Chest Pathology

Question 1

New tissue growth where Cell proliferation is uncontrolled

Answer 1

Tumor

Question 2

• replacement of air with fluid in the lung interstitium & alveoli

Answer 2

Pulmonary edema

Question 3

• accumulation of air in the plural cavity, resulting in collapse of the lung

Answer 3

Pneumothorax

Question 4

Pneumonia involving the bronchi and scattered throughout the lung

Answer 4

Lobular or bronchopneumonia

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Lobar or bacterial

Question 6

Pneumonia caused by a virus and involving the alveolar walls and interstitial structures

Answer 6

Interstitial or vial or pneumonitis

Question 7

• pneumonia caused by aspiration of foreign particles

Answer 7

Aspiration

Question 8

• acute infection of the lung parenchyma

Answer 8

Pneumonia

Question 9

Inflammation caused by inhalation of silicone dioxide

Answer 9

Silicosis

Question 10

• inflammation caused by inhalation of asbestos

Answer 10

Asbestosis

Question 11

Inflammation caused by inhalation of coal dust (anthracite)

Answer 11

Anthracosis or coal miner lung or black lung

Question 12

Lung diseases resulting from inhalation of industrial substances

Answer 12

Pneumoconiosis

Question 13

• collection of fluid in the pleural cavity

Answer 13

Pleural effusion

Question 14

• transfer of a cancerous lesion from one area to another

Answer 14

Metastasis

Question 15

Under-aeration of the lungs caused by lack of surfactant

Answer 15

Hyaline membrane disease or respiratory distress syndrome

Question 16

• chronic infection of the lung caused by the tubercle bacillus

Answer 16

Tuberculosis

Question 17

• condition of unknown origin, often associated with pulmonary fibrosis

Answer 17

Sarcoidosis

Question 18

Condition of the long marked by formation of granulomas

Answer 18

Granulomatous disease

Question 19

Infection caused by the yeast like organism histoplasma capsulatum

Answer 19

Histoplasmosis

Question 20

• information of the long caused by fungal organism

Answer 20

Fungal disease

Question 21

• inflammation of the epiglottis

Answer 21

Epiglottitis

Question 22

• destructive and obstructive airway changes leading to an increased volume of air in the lungs

Answer 22

Emphysema

Question 23

• disorder associated with widespread dysfunction of the exocrine glands, abnormal secretion of sweat and saliva and accumulation of thick mucus in the lungs

Answer 23

Cystic fibrosis

Question 24

• chronic condition of persistent obstruction of bronchial airflow

Answer 24

Chronic obstruction pulmonary disease

Question 25

• inflammation of the bronchi

Answer 25

Bronchitis

Question 26

Chronic dilation of the bronchi and bronchioles associated with secondary infection

Answer 26

Bronchiectasis

Question 27

• collapse of all or part of the lung

Answer 27

Atelectasis

Question 28

• inspiration of a foreign material into the airway

Answer 28

Aspiration/foreign body