Tri6 - CPE Dx - Exam 3 Questions With
Correct Answers
COPD - answerA disease state characterized by airflow limitation that's not fully reversible
Chronic cough - answerFirst symptom to appear in a pt with COPD
Progressive dyspnea - answerSymptom in COPD worsened by exercise or during respirato...
Pneumonia - answer✔Infection of the parenchyma of the lung. May occur in tandem with a
distal bronchial infection.
Pneumonia - answer✔The very elderly or very young are more at risk of developing _______.
Viral - answer✔Most mild cases of _______ pneumonia resolve themselves.
Secondary bacterial pneumonia - answer✔Most likely complication of viral pneumonia.
Mycobacterium tuberculosis - answer✔Tuberculosis is a bacterial infection cased by:
Tuberculosis - answer✔Individuals with impaired cellular immune responses are at an
increased risk of ______
HIV - answer✔Multidrug-resistant TB is a particular problem among _____ infected & those
with a history of prior TB therapy.
Tuberculosis - answer✔Definitive diagnosis of _____ is made by isolating the organism from a
clinical specimen (sputum, urine, biopsy, pleural fluid).
Sarcoidosis - answer✔Chronic inflammatory lesions that can affect multiple organs, but has a
propensity to involve the respiratory tract initially.
Sarcoidosis - answer✔Diagnosed by excluding other differentials like lymphoma, bronchogenic
carcinoma, TB, and histoplasmosis.
ARDS - answer✔Results from increased permeability of the alveolar-capillary membrane to
water, solutes & plasma proteins. Considered a "final common pathway" for several disease
processes.
ARDS - answer✔Most likely complication of trauma from ventilator therapy
Pleural disease - answer✔Conditions that produce abnormal accumulation of fluid within the
pleural space
Malignant - answer✔Lung nodules greater than 3cm in diameter are almost always _____
Benign - answer✔Solitary pulmonary nodules that have been present in the past & have not
changed in size for more than 2yrs are generally _____.
Corona radiate sign - answer✔Presence of fine linear strands extending outward from a
pulmonary nodules. Has a HIGH predictive value for malignancy.
Malignancy - answer✔Stippled or eccentric pulmonary calcifications are associated with
_______
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