PULMONOLOGY EXAMS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS BUNDLED 2024

1. A 19-year-old male college student presents with a 4-day history of fever, headache, sore throat, myalgia, malaise, and a nonproductive cough. On examination, you note an erythematous pharynx without exudate. The lung examination is unimpressive. A chest X-ray reveals a right-sided lower lobe pat...

Alveol/o - alveolus; air sac Bronch/o - bronchus Bronchi/o - bronchus Bronchiol/o - bronchiole Coni/o - dust Cyan/o - blue Lob/o - lobe Mediastin/o - mediastinum Ox/i - oxygen Pleur/o - pleura Pneum/o - lung, air Pneumon/o - lung Pulmon/o - lung Sp...

Which tests are the best to confirm your suspicion that a patient suffers from COPD? - Pulmonary function studies including FEV1/FVC ratios Describe the pathophysiology of COPD? - A disease characterized by airflow limitation with little to no reversibility with the administration of bronchodil...

Pulmonologist diagnose and treat conditions of lower respiratory system, this refers to? - Trachea, Bronchi, Lungs, Pleura Pulmonologist treat conditions like? - Cancer, Infection, Obstructive lung diseases, Injuries, Respiratory Failure, and disorders of pleura Thoracic surgery includes sur...

Pulmonary TB can last in the air for? - Several Hours 4 sx of Pulmonary TB - Fever, Cough, dyspnea, hemoptysis Pulmonary TB DDX - PPD. Interpretation based on diameter of induration Lung abscess sx - cough producing foul, feculent sputum Lung abscess predisposed pt - Periodontal dz ...

Fatigue, weight loss, fever, night sweats, productive cough, hemoptysis - TB Apical pulmonary opacities? - TB Caseating granuloma? - TB Dullness to percussion and decreased breath sounds over a particular lung area? - Pleural Effusion When you hear transudative pleural effusion, you ...

Surfactant - a mixture of protein and fats that lines the alveoli and prevents the tissues from sticking together and collapsing during exhalation Diaphragm - a broad, dome-shaped muscle used for breathing; separates the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities Paranasal sinuses - hollow, air-f...

Physical exam of a 60-year-old male reveals perioral cyanosis with a normal respiratory rate and no use of accessory muscles. Chest percussion is resonant; auscultation demonstrates wheezes and coarse rhonchi that change in location and intensity after a cough. What is the most likely diagnosis? A....

What is the function of the pulmonary system? - - to oxygenate blood and expel CO2 What are additional lung functions? - - acid-base balance - Filter blood - Angiotensin 1 to 2 conversion - Release histamine - Release heparin What are the 4 key components needed from respiratory syste...

What is the most common organism causing pneumonia in COPD patients? - Haemophilus influenzae Pertussis is best treated with what antibiotic? - Azithromycin or clarithromycin (TMP-SMX if can't tolerate macrolides) A thumbprint sign on x-ray should make you think of what two diagnoses? - La...