Semester-1 Week-9

Question 1

type of pneumonia caused by a parasite

Answer 1

Pneumocystis carnii

Question 2

an acute inflammation of the lungs

Answer 2

pneumonia

Question 3

any disease of the lung by chronic inhalation of dust

Answer 3

pneumoconiosis

Question 4

swelling of the lungs caused by an abn accumulation of fluid in the lungs

Answer 4

pulmonary edema

Question 5

obstruction of one or more of the pulmonary arteries by a thrombus (clot)

Answer 5

pulmonary embolism

Question 6

heart failure caused by pulmonary disease

Answer 6

pulmonary heart disease

Question 7

presence of pus in the chest or pleural space

Answer 7

pyothorax, empyema

Question 8

abnormal chest sound caused by congested or spasmodic bronchi

Answer 8

rales

Question 9

Disease assoc. w/premature birth and characterized by diffuse atelectasis and immature development of alveolar membranes; also called hyaline membrane disease

Answer 9

Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS)

Question 10

thin, watery discharge from the nose; runny nose

Answer 10

rhinorrhea

Question 11

rattling in the throat; sounds like snoring

Answer 11

rhonchi

Question 12

material coughed up from the lungs

Answer 12

sputum

Question 13

harsh, high-pitched sound during respiration

Answer 13

stridor

Question 14

narrowing of the trachea

Answer 14

tracheostenosis

Question 15

inflammation of the palatine tonsils

Answer 15

tonsillitis

Question 16

an infectious disease of the lungs caused by a specific type of bacillus

Answer 16

Tuberculosis

Question 17

infection the pharynx, larynx, trachea, and bronchi

Answer 17

upper respiratory infection (URI)