Respiratory

Question 1

Acute inflammatory process that affects mucous membranes that lines upper respiratory tract

Answer 1

Common Cold/Upper Respiratory Track Infection

Question 2

Acute or chronic inflammation of mucous membranes of paranasal sinuses

Answer 2

Sinusitis

Question 3

Acute or chronic inflammation of infection of pharynx

Answer 3

Pharyngitis(Sore Throat)

Question 4

Nasopharyngeal tumours that arise in areas of pharynx which opens into nasal cavity anteriorly and oral pharynx inferiorly

Answer 4

Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Question 5

Inflammation of larynx, including vocal chords

Answer 5

Laryngitis

Question 6

Crooked nasal septum(cartilage partition between nostrils)

Answer 6

Deviated Septum

Question 7

Benign growths that form as a consequence of distended mucous membranes protruding into the nasal cavity

Answer 7

Nasal Polyps

Question 8

Impairment or loss of sense of smell

Answer 8

Anosmia

Question 9

Hemorrhage from nose

Answer 9

Epistaxis(Nosebleed)

Question 10

Growths on the larynx

Answer 10

Laryngeal Tumours

Question 11

Neoplasm of larynx

Answer 11

Laryngeal Cancer

Question 12

Coughing or spitting up of blood from the respiratory tract

Answer 12

Hemoptysis

Question 13

Airless or collapsed state of pulmonary tissue

Answer 13

Atelectasis

Question 14

Blood clot or other material lodges and occludes an artery in the pulmonary circulation

Answer 14

Pulmonary Embolism

Question 15

Infective inflammation of the lungs

Answer 15

Pneumonia

Question 16

Cavity of contained infectious material in the lung

Answer 16

Pulmonary Abscess

Question 17

Pneumonia caused by bacterium Legionella Pneumophilia

Answer 17

Legionellosis(Legionnarie’s Disease/Pontiac Fever)

Question 18

Inflammatory and infectious condition of lungs

Answer 18

Respiratory Syncytial Virus Pneumonia

Question 19

Fungal disease originating in lungs caused by inhalation of dust containing Histoplasma Capsulatum

Answer 19

Histoplasmosis

Question 20

Generalized, highly contagious, acute viral disease occurring in annual outbreaks

Answer 20

Influenza

Question 21

Diminished response to elevated carbon dioxide levels, ineffective exchange of respiratory gases

Answer 21

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases

Question 22

Acute of chronic inflammation of the mucous membrane lining the bronchi

Answer 22

Bronchitis

Question 23

Permanent, irreversible dilation or distortion of one or more of the bronchi

Answer 23

Bronchiectasis

Question 24

Wheezing, airway closure and severe anxiety

Answer 24

Asthma

Question 25

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder characterized by destructive changes in alveolar walls on a reversible enlargement of alveolar air spaces

Answer 25

Pulmonary Emphysema

Question 26

Any disease of lung caused by long-term mineral dust inhalation

Answer 26

Pneumonoconiosis

Question 27

Inflammation of membranes surrounding lungs and lining of pleural cavity

Answer 27

Pleurisy(Pleuritis)

Question 28

Collection of air or gas in the pleural cavity that results in a collapsed or partially collapsed lung

Answer 28

Pneumothorax

Question 29

Accumulation of blood or fluid in the pleural cavity

Answer 29

Hemothorax

Question 30

Instability in the chest wall

Answer 30

Flail Chest

Question 31

Chronic, acute or subacute infection of the lungs by Mycobacterium Tuberculosis

Answer 31

Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Question 32

Acute herpesvirus infection involving Epstein-Barr Virus

Answer 32

Infectious Mononucleosis(Glandular Fever)

Question 33

Acute lung injury

Answer 33

Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome(ARDS)

Question 34

Multisystem granulomatous(small lesions of inflamed cells) disorder most commonly detected in the lungs

Answer 34

Sarcoidosis

Question 35

Most common cause of cancer death, causes 30% of cancer deaths worldwide

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Lung Cancer

Question 36

Lack of oxygen with hypercapnia causes

Answer 36

Respiratory Acidosis

Question 37

Hyperventilation with hypocapnia causes

Answer 37

Respiratory Alkalosis

Question 38

Encloses the lungs

Answer 38

Visceral Pleura

Question 39

Lines the inside of the chest cavity space

Answer 39

Parietal Pleura

Question 40

Between the visceral and parietal pleura

Answer 40

Pleural Cavity

Question 41

The pleural cavity contains

Answer 41

Pleural Fluid

Question 42

The area between the lungs that contains the heart, great vessels, trachea, esophagus and lymph nodes

Answer 42

Mediastinum

Question 43

A type of pneumoconiosis, dust disease from exposure to asbestos fibers, slow and progressive diffuse fibrosis, most commonly occurring type

Answer 43

Asbestosis

Question 44

A type of pneumoconiosis, black lung or coal miner's lung, accumulation of carbon deposits in lungs from inhalation of smoke/coal dust

Answer 44

Anthracosis

Question 45

A type of pneumoconiosis, dust disease affecting workers who are stone masons or metal grinders or who work in queries, develop as a result of inhaling silica dust, dense fibrosis of lungs, emphysema with respiratory impairment

Answer 45

Silicosis

Question 46

What is the difference between wet and dry pleurisy?

Answer 46

Wet: Pleural effusion present, increased volume Dry: Pleural fluid decreases in volume

Question 47

A type of pneumothorax, opening is present on surface of lung due to erosion of alveoli from tumor or disease

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Spontaneous

Question 48

A type of pneumothorax, integrity of pleural cavity is breached as a result of trauma(gunshot wound etc.)

Answer 48

Traumatic