Respiratory

Question 1

Accumulation of air or gas in the pleural cavity caused by a defect in the visceral pleura or chest wall
a. Pleural empyema
b. Pneumothorax
c. Pleural effusion
d. Hydrothorax

Answer 1

Pneumothorax

Question 2

Most common cause of Pulmonary Embolism
a. vegetations on heart valves
b. air embolism
c. deep vein thrombosis
d. fat embolism

Answer 2

deep vein thrombosis

Question 3

Type of Atelectasis associated with fibrotic changes in the lung or pleura
a. Contraction
b. Compression
c. Resorption

Answer 3

Contraction

Question 4

Pattern of breathing characterized by repeated cycle of deep breathing followed by shallow breaths or cessation of breathing
a. Biot
b. Apneustic
c. Cheyne-Stokes respiration
d. Kussmaul respiration

Answer 4

Cheyne-Stokes respiration

Question 5

Type of cyanosis commonly caused by cold external temperature, anxiety, heart failure, or shock
a. Peripheral cyanosis
b. Central cyanosis

Answer 5

Peripheral cyanosis

Question 6

Stage of pneumonia that is characterized by massive confluent exudation of red blood cells, neutrophils and fibrin filling the alveolar spaces
a. Gray hepatization
b. Congestion
c. Red hepatization
d. Resolution

Answer 6

Red hepatization

Question 7

Treatment for pneumonia caused by Histoplasmosis
a. Antibiotics
b. Any of the choices
c. Antiviral drugs
d. Antifungal drugs

Answer 7

Antifungal drugs

Question 8

Sleep-disordered breathing caused by altered chemosensitivity and cerebral respiratory control
a. Central sleep apnea
b. Mixed sleep apnea
c. Obstructive sleep apnea

Answer 8

Central sleep apnea

Question 9

Pattern of pneumonia that involves one or both lungs at the level of the lobe
a. Bronchopneumonia
b. Lobar

Answer 9

Lobar

Question 10

Which of the following disorders mainly affect the acini?
a. Bronchiectasis
b. Emphysema
c. Asthma
d. Chronic Bronchitis

Answer 10

Emphysema

Question 11

Which of the following statements is TRUE about Primary Tuberculosis?
a. Usually asymptomatic
b. Develops as a result of reinfection by the tubercle bacillus
c. Causes abnormalities in the upper lobes of one or both lungs
d. Most common form of clinical TB

Answer 11

Usually asymptomatic

Question 12

Majority of lung cancers are
a. Large cell carcinoma
b. Small cell carcinoma
c. Squamous cell carcinoma
d. Adenocarcinoma

Answer 12

Adenocarcinoma

Question 13

Major risk factor for Pulmonary Embolism
a. immobility
b. congestive heart disease
c. oral contraceptives
d. COPD

Answer 13

immobility

Question 14

The following findings are results of aging, EXCEPT
a. Lung surface area is reduced
b. Elastic recoil is decreased
c. Alveolar walls flatten
d. Chest wall compliant increases

Answer 14

Chest wall compliant increases

Question 15

Tuberculosis is grossly characterized by
a. greenish plaque
b. frothy secretion
c. cheese-like necrosis
d. bloody mucus

Answer 15

cheese-like necrosis

Question 16

The following are treatment for COPD, EXCEPT
a. Antiinflammatory
b. Antibiotics
c. Anticholinergics
d. Beta-2 antagonists

Answer 16

Beta-2 antagonists

Question 17

Type of Emphysema common in those with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency
a. Panacinar
b. Paraseptal
c. Panlobular
d. Centrilobular

Answer 17

Panlobular

Question 18

This refers to dyspnea when the person is lying down and is caused by redistribution of body water
a. Tachypnea
b. Tachycardia
c. Hemoptysis
d. Orthopnea

Answer 18

Orthopnea

Question 19

Cause of Cystic Fibrosis
a. allergens
b. CTFR gene mutation
c. cigarette smoking
d. autoimmune disease

Answer 19

CTFR gene mutation

Question 20

Clinical manifestation of Emphysema
a. Edema
b. All of the choices
c. Cyanosis
d. Barrel chest

Answer 20

Barrel chest