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In what portion of the respiratory system does the vital gas exchange take place.
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Alveoli
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The covering of the lungs is called
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Visceral pleura
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This is a disease of newborns characterized by progressive underaeration of the lungs and a granular appearance
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Hyaline membrane disease
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This is a hereditary disease in which thick mucous is secreted by all the exocrine glands.
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Cystic fibrosis
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In what portion of the respiratory system does the vital gas exchange take place.
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Alveoli
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A necrotic area of pulmonary parenchyma containing purulent or puslike material is called
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Lung abscess
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What radiographic procedure is often required to confirm the diagnosis of bronchiectasis when the results of routine chest radiographs are inconclusive
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Bronchography
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Flattening of the domes of the diaphragm, increased AP diameter of the chest, and increased lucency of the retrosternal air space are suggestive of
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emphysema
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The three most common pneumoconioses are
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silicosis
asbestosis antracosis |
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An abnormal vascular connunication between a pulmonary artery and a pulmonary vein is termed a
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Pulmonary arteriovenous fistula
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What medical emergency has occurred when air continues to eneter the pleural space and cannot escape, leading to complete collapse of a lung and shift of the heart and medialstinal structures
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tension pneumothorax
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Pus in the pleural space is claled
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empyema
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The valsalva maneuver can cause the heart and major blood vessels to appear
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smaller
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Describe the pulmonary circulation in the lungs
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Low pressure low resistance
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Describe the bronchai circulation of the lungs
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High pressure systemic
oxygenated blood is supplied to lung tissue |
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The lining of the thoracic cavity is termed
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parietal pleura
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A lung inflammation caused by bacteria or viruses is called
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pneumonia
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Name the 2 common types of pulmonary mycoses
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histoplasmosis
coccidioidomycosis |
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Name the 2 common types of pulmonary mycoses
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histoplasmosis
coccidioidomycosis |
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What medical term is used to describe the entry of air into the pleural space
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pneumothorax
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An increased volume of air in the lungs is seen in
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emphysema
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Inhalation of irritating dusts leading to chronic inflammation and pulmonary fibrosis is called
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pneumoconiosis
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A malignant pleural neoplasm that resusts from asbestosis is
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mesothelioma
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The trapping of bacteria in the pulmonary circulatin that occurs in patients with a history of IV drug use is
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septic embolism
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Reduced air volume within a lung leading to collapse is
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atelectasis
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Blunt or penetrating trauma to the chest can produce >>>>>>>>which appears as streaks of air that outline muscles of the thorax and sometimes the neck
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subcutaneous emphysema
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chest positions that are sometimes used to demonstrate a pneumothorax that are different from the routine CXR positions
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Expiration
Lateral decub |
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What position is helpful to demonstrate very small pleural effusions
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lateral decub
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Air collecting behind the sternum and dissecting up into the soft tissues of the neck is called
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mediastinal emphysema
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An accumulation of fluid in the pleural space, sometimes caused by heart failure or pulmonary embolus
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Effusion
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