Respiratory Test Bamk Flashcards
What is the most common infection of the respiratory tract?
a. Upper respiratory infection
b. Laryngitis
c. Tracheitis
d. Pneumonia
a. Upper respiratory infection
What is the causative agent of bronchiolitis seen in children?
a. Bacteria
b. Viruses
c. Fungi
d. Parasites
b. Viruses
A patient has pulmonary edema from heart failure. What type of pneumonia is he prone to?
a. Interstitial pneumonia
b. Hypostatic pneumonia
c. Bronchiectasis
d. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
b. Hypostatic pneumonia
What type of pneumonia develops from a Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection?
a. Lobar pneumonia
b. Lobular pneumonia
c. Aspiration pneumonia
d. Interstitial pneumonia
d. Interstitial pneumonia
What is the notable feature of miliary tuberculosis?
a. Granuloma formation
b. Abscess formation
c. Lobar pneumonia
d. Acute bronchitis
a. Granuloma formation
What would be the pulmonary complication of a congenital alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency?
a. Chronic bronchitis
b. Bronchiectasis
c. Atelectasis
d. Emphysema
d. Emphysema
What is the most important cause of emphysema?
a. Cigarette smoking
b. Air pollution in the cities
c. Tuberculosis
d. AIDS
a. Cigarette smoking
What might nonatopic (or intrinsic) asthma be provoked by?
a. Exercise
b. Exposure to exogenous allergens
c. Daily use of Tylenol
d. Corticosteroids
a. Exercise
Which cells compose the infiltrates in the lungs of those affected by sarcoidosis?
a. T-suppressor lymphocytes
b. T-helper lymphocytes
c. B-lymphocytes
d. Eosinophils
b. T-helper lymphocytes
What is coal-workers’ lung disease classified as?
a. Asbestosis
b. Pneumoconiosis
c. Acute hypersensitivity reaction
d. Chronic hypersensitivity reaction
b. Pneumoconiosis
Which one of the following lung lesions has been linked to asbestos exposure?
a. Bilateral tuberculosis
b. Pneumocystis jiroveci
c. Tuberculosis
d. Malignant mesothelioma
d. Malignant mesothelioma
What condition results in marked intraalveolar edema and the formation of hyaline
membranes?
a. Diffuse alveolar damage (DAD) in adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
b. Emphysema
c. Bronchiectasis
d. Aspiration pneumonia
a. Diffuse alveolar damage (DAD) in adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
What do approximately 90% of all patients with lung cancer present with a history of?
a. Alcoholism
b. Hereditary cancer syndromes
c. Cigarette smoking
d. Exposure to chemical carcinogens in food and water
c. Cigarette smoking
What is likely to be the most common early symptom of lung cancer?
a. Coughing
b. Bleeding
c. Chest pain
d. Pleural effusion
a. Coughing
What type of pleural effusion will a patient with heart failure have?
a. Purulent pleuritis
b. A hemothorax
c. A transudate effusion
d. An exudate effusion
c. A transudate effusion
What is meant by dry drowning?
a. A person has drowned by pleural effusion.
b. Water has been aspirated without full submersion in a body of water.
c. Laryngospasm has occurred, closing the respiratory tract to air and water.
d. Chronic bronchitis has caused anoxia.
c. Laryngospasm has occurred, closing the respiratory tract to air and water.
What potential pathogens exist in equilibrium in the body and are residents of the upper
respiratory tract?
a. Pneumoniae
b. Influenzae
c. Staphylococcus
d. Normal flora
d. Normal flora
Which of the following is a common causative factor for pneumonia in immunocompromised
patients?
a. Pseudomonas pneumoniae
b. Pneumocystis jiroveci
c. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
d. Staphylococcus aureus
b. Pneumocystis jiroveci
Which laboratory test is used to identify pulmonary tuberculosis?
a. A throat culture
b. A tuberculin test
c. An acid-fast bacilli sputum test
d. A fungal scraping
c. An acid-fast bacilli sputum test
What is the usual cause of atelectasis seen in the premature neonate?
a. Pneumothorax
b. Deficiency of surfactant
c. Thoracic compression
d. Resorption of air distal to bronchial obstruction
b. Deficiency of surfactant
