Lungs: Clinical

Question 1

What is an obstructive airway disease that is characterized by coughing, wheezing and difficulty breathing?

P.S.- This sucks really bad

Answer 1

Asthma

Question 2

What is the general cause of asthma?

Answer 2

Spasm of the smooth muscle in the sentimental bronchi and the bronchioles

Question 3

What are the two types of asthma?

Answer 3

1) Extrinsic

2) Intrinsic

Question 4

Which type of asthma is triggered by a type of allergen?

Answer 4

Extrinsic

Question 5

Which type of asthma is caused by a non-allergen type of trigger such as stress, cold, or exercise (not technically)

Answer 5

Intrinsic

(exercised induced asthma is more commonly known as exercise induced bronchospasm or EIB) But that is real life, not class.

Question 6

T/F: Chiropractic is not able to help with asthma.

Answer 6

False: chiropractic has been noted to be very helpful with asthma and it is often associated with upper thoracic subluxations

Question 7

What will cause the “smoker’s cough?”

Answer 7

The destruction of the cilia of the airway.

Question 8

What is a primary tumor of the bronchus?

Answer 8

Bronchogenitc carcinoma

Question 9

T/F: Cigarette smoking has a direct correlation to the development of lung cancer?

Answer 9

True

Question 10

T/F: Lung cancer is highly metastatic?

Answer 10

True

Question 11

which lymph node becomes enlarged when lung cancer is developmign?

Answer 11

Sentinel (Signal) Node

Question 12

Which nerve is effected when ther is paralysis of 1/2 of the diaphragm?

Answer 12

Phrenic

Question 13

Which nerve is effected when a patient presents with paralysis if 1/2 of the larynx?

Answer 13

Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve

Question 14

Where would internthroacic disease refer pain into the spinal column as it pertains the the chiropractor?

Answer 14

Mid-Thoracic Cord Segments