Diagnostic Terms

Question 1

pleural effusion

Answer 1

accumulation of fluid in the pleural cavity

Question 2

empyema

pyothorax

Answer 2

accumulation of pus in the pleural cavity

Question 3

hemothorax

Answer 3

blood in the pleural cavity

Question 4

pneumoconiosis

Answer 4

chronic restrictive pulmonary disease resulting from prolonged inhalation of fine dusts

Question 5

pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PCP)

Answer 5

pneumonia caused by the pneumocystis jiroveci organism and common in those with HIV

Question 6

pneumonitis

Answer 6

inflammation of the lung often caused by allergy to chemicals or dusts