Merrill's Chapter 10

Question 1

aspiration/foreign body

Answer 1

inspiration of a foreign material into the airway

Question 2

atelectasis

Answer 2

collapse of all or part of the lung

Question 3

bronchiectasis

Answer 3

chronic dilation of the bronchi and bronchioles associated with the secondary infection

Question 4

bronchitis

Answer 4

inflammation of the epiglottis

Question 5

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Answer 5

chronic condition of persistent obstruction of bronchial airflow

Question 6

cystic fibrosis

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Emphysema

Answer 7

destructive and obstructive airway changes leading to an increased volume of air in the lung fields.

Question 8

epiglottitis

Answer 8

inflammation of the epiglottis

Question 9

fungal disease

Answer 9

inflammation of the lung caused by a fungal organism

Question 10

histoplasmosis

Answer 10

infection caused by the yeastlike organism histoplasma capsulatum

Question 11

granulomatous disease

Answer 11

condition of the lung marked by formation of granulomas

Question 12

sarcoidosis

Answer 12

condition of unknown origin often associated with pulmonary fibrosis

Question 13

tuberculosis

Answer 13

chromic infection of the lung caused by the tubercle bacillus

Question 14

Hyaline membrane disease or respiratory distress syndrome

Answer 14

underaeration of the lungs caused by lack of surfactant

Question 15

metastases

Answer 15

transfer of a cancerous lesion from one area to another

Question 16

pleural effusion

Answer 16

collection of fluid in the pleural cavity

Question 17

pneumoconiosis

Answer 17

lung diseases resulting form inhalation of industrial substances

Question 18

anthracosis or coal miner’s lung or black lung

Answer 18

inflammation caused by inhalation of coal dust (anthracite)

Question 19

asbestosis

Answer 19

inflammation caused by inhalation of asbestos

Question 20

silicosis

Answer 20

inflammation caused by inhalation of silicon dioxide

Question 21

pneumonia

Answer 21

acute infection in the lung parenchyma

Question 22

aspiration

Answer 22

pneumonia caused by aspiration of foreign particles

Question 23

interstitial or viral or pneumonitis

Answer 23

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

Question 24

lobar or bacterial

Answer 24

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

Question 25

lobular or bronchopneumonia

Answer 25

pneumonia involving the bronchi and scattered throughout the lung

Question 26

pneumothorax

Answer 26

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

Question 27

pulmonary edema

Answer 27

replacement of air with fluid in the lung interstitium and alveoli

Question 28

tumor

Answer 28

new tissue growth where cell proliferation is uncontrolled