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1
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Most common cause of Rhinitis is

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Adenovirus

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Aspirin-intolerant asthma is characterized by

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  1. Asthma
  2. Apsirin-induced bronchospasms
  3. Nasal polyps
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3
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Angiofibroma is

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Benign tumor of nasal mucosa composed of large blood vessels and fibrous tissue

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4
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Nasopharyngeal carcinoma associated with

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EBC in african children and chinese adults

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5
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Biopsy of nasopharyngeal carcinoma revels

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Pleomorphic keratin-positive epithelial cells

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6
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Acute epiglottitis is due to

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H. influenzae type B

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7
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Laryngeal papilloma due to

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HPV 6 and 11

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8
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Lobar pneumonia characterized by

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consolidation of entire lobe of the lung

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9
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What bacterias cuase Lobar pneumonia

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S. pneumoniae

Klebsiella

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10
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Bronchopneumonia characterized by

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Scattered patchy consolidation centered around bronchioles

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11
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Interstitial pneumonia AKA

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Atypical pneumonia

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12
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Interstitial pneumonia characterized by

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diffuse interstitial infiltrates

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13
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What organisms cause Aspiration pneumonia

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Anaerobic bacteria in the oropharynx:

  1. Bacteroides
  2. Fusobacterium
  3. Peptococcus
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What affects malnourished and debilitated individuals, alcoholics, diabetics

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Kebsiella

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15
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What organisms cause bronchopneumonia

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  1. S. aureus
  2. H. influenzae (COPD)
  3. Pseudomonas (CF)
  4. Moraxella
  5. Legionella (Water source Silver Stain)
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16
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Organisms causing Interstitial pneumonia

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  1. Mycoplasma
  2. Chlamydia
  3. RSV
  4. CMV
  5. Influenza
  6. Coxiella
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17
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Complications of Mycoplasma pneumoniae

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IgM autoimmune hemolytic anemia

Erythema multiforme

18
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Primary TB results in

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Focal, caseating necrosis in lower lobe

Hilar LN undergoes fibrosis and calcification forming Ghon complex

19
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Secondary TB occurs in

20
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Pott disease

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When TB reaches lumbar vertebrae

21
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Chronic bronchitis characterized by

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Hypertrophy of bronchial mucinous glands

22
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What is seen in productive cough of asthma pt

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Curschmann spirsl

Charcot-Leyden crystals

23
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Curschmann spirals are

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Spiral shaped mucus plugs in asthma

24
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Charcot-leyden crystals are

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Eosinphil-derived crystals in asthma

25
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Bronchiectasis is

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Permanent dilatatation of bronchioles and bronchi

26
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Bronchiectasis is due to

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  1. CF
  2. Kartagener syndrome
  3. Tumor or foreign body
  4. Necrotizing infection
  5. Aspergillosis
27
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What drugs can cause Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

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Bleomycin

Amiodarone

28
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Honeycomb lungs seen in

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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

29
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Asteroid bodies are

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Stellate inclusions seein in sarcoidosis

30
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Primary Pulmonary HT due to

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Inactivating mutation of BMPR2

31
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Kulchitsky cells are

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Neuroendocrine cells that Small cell carcinoma arises from

32
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Paraneoplastic aspects of Small Cell Carcinoma

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  1. ADH
  2. ACTH
  3. Seratonin
  4. Gonadotropin
  5. Ca channel Ab
  6. Eaton-Lambert syndrome
33
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Keratin pearls are seen in

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Squamous cell carcinoma

34
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What arises from Clara cells

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Bronchiolalveolar carcinoma

35
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What cancer may present as pneumonia-like consolidation

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Bronchioloalveolar Ca

36
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Carcinoid tumor generall forms

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Polp-like mass in bronchus

37
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Chromogranin positive tumor

38
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Neuroendocrine tumors

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Small cell carcinoma

Carcinoid

39
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Centrally located tumors

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Small cell

Squamous cell

Large cell

Carcinoid

40
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Peripheral located tumors

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Adenocarcinoma

Large cell

Bronchioloalveolar

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