Respiratory Disorders

Question 1

The most common cancer death in both male and female?

Answer 1

Lung Cancer

Question 2

Infection of the lung, alveolar spaces, and/or interstitial tissue. 2 million affected. 40,000-70,000 deaths per year in the USA.

Answer 2

Pneumonia

Question 3

The most common cause of pneumonia is bacterial, viral, or protozoan?

Answer 3

Bacterial

Question 4

What is the organism responsible for the most common bacterial pneumonia?

Answer 4

Steptococcus pneumoniae

Question 5

What is the most common type of bacterial pneumonia?

Answer 5

Lobar Pneumonia

Question 6

Type of pneumonia that is Gradual onset, INREASED lymphocytes.

Answer 6

Viral

Question 7

What is the most common “atypical” pneumonia (lack of exudate) aka EATON AGENT?

Answer 7

Mycoplasmal

Question 8

Debilitated patients and alcoholics, RED CURRANT JELLY SPUTUM, is characteristic of what?

Answer 8

Klebsiella aka Friedlander’s

Question 9

What is the aka for Klebsiella?

Answer 9

Friedlander’s

Question 10

Common in patients with AIDS. type of pneumonia. Immunodepressed.

Answer 10

Pneumocystic carinii

Question 11

Rusty Sputum in pneumonia is characteric of what?

Answer 11

Pneumococcal

Question 12

Ptosis, Miosis, Anhydrosis are all symptoms of what syndrome? Interruption of sympathetic stimulation to the face. PANCOAST TUMOR in APEX of lungs in SUPERIOR SULCUS.

Answer 12

HORNER’S

Question 13

Causes of Horner’s Syndrome include:

Answer 13

Whiplash, Smoking, Asbestos, PANCOAST TUMOR

Question 14

Increased resistance to airflow during forced expiration (prolonged expiration). Air gets in but cant get out.

Answer 14

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorders (COPDs)

Question 15

COPD that includes “BLUE BLOATER”, chronic cough, sputum blood-streaked, wheezing, dyspnea.

Answer 15

Chronic Bronchitis

Question 16

COPD that includes CURSCHMANN’S SPIRALS, CHARCOT’S LADEN CRYSTALS, thick sputum, bronchial spasm?

Answer 16

Asthma

Question 17

Small Airway disease, from tobacco smoke, air pollution.

Answer 17

Bronchiolitis

Question 18

COPD known as “Dead LUNG”, Irreversible, focal bronchial dilation with infection and necrotizing infection of bronchi, tissue destruction, purulent sputum.

Answer 18

Bronchiectasis

Question 19

“Pink PUFFER”, enlargement of airspaces, primary cause is smoking, barrel chest?

Answer 19

Emphysema

Question 20

CLUBBING of nails, (Hypoxia distal–>proximal) is probably a sign of what?

Answer 20

Lung Cancer

Question 21

Type of Lung cancer that includes squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, and large cell carcinoma.

Answer 21

Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Question 22

Type of lung cancer that includes heavy smokers, less common than non-small cell lung cancer.

Answer 22

Small Cell Lung Cancer

Question 23

COPD, Lung and Bone (Lytic in skull), exophalmosis & diabetes insipidus.

Answer 23

Hand-Schuller Christian Syndrome

Question 24

COPD autoimmune secondary to OAT CELL CARCINOMA of lung.

Answer 24

Lambert-Eaton

Question 25

Disease with Silicon, related to Tuberculosis “Sandblasters”

Answer 25

Silicosis

Question 26

Asbestos, may lead to MESOTHELIOMA

Answer 26

Asbestosis

Question 27

Iron Dust or “Iron sides”

Answer 27

Siderosis

Question 28

Cotton Dust (Cotton Byss)

Answer 28

Byssinosis

Question 29

SUGAR cane Dust “Bag o Sugar”

Answer 29

Bagassosis

Question 30

Tin dust “Stann the Tin Mann”

Answer 30

Stannosis

Question 31

Beryllium dust

Answer 31

Berylliosis

Question 32

Lung collapse (partial or complete) is known as..

Answer 32

Atelectasis

Question 33

AIR in the pleural cavity, spontaneous pneumothorax occurs in YOUNG MEN SPONTANEOUSLY.

Answer 33

Pneumothorax

Question 34

IRRITATION of the pleura

Answer 34

Pleurisy

Question 35

FLUID in the pleural cavity

Answer 35

Pleural Effusion

Question 36

ALVEOLAR capillary damage, rapid onset, life-threatening, Causes include: infections, near-drowning, radiation therapy, shock, sepsis, burns, fractures, acute pancreatitis, hemodialysis, bypass, uremia, and diabetic ketoacidosis. Hyaline membrane disease

Answer 36

Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrom (ARDS)

Question 37

Found in AIDS patients, some drug resistant strains, initial focus GHON COMPLEX, then spreads. MANTOUX test, Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Type IV hypersensitivity

Answer 37

Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Question 38

Noncaseating granulomas in many tissues/organs, idiopathic, more common among NON-SMOKERS, incidental finding

Answer 38

Sarcoidosis

Question 39

Rapid progressive glomerulonephritis & necrotizing hemorrhagic interstitial pneumonia, basement membrane. AUTOIMMUNE, diffuse alveolar hemorrhage syndrom (DASH), LUNG and KIDNEYS affected.

Answer 39

Goodpasture Syndrome