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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...

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Tri6 - CPE Dx - Exam 3 Questions With
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COPD - answer✔A disease state characterized by airflow limitation that's not fully reversible

Chronic cough - answer✔First symptom to appear in a pt with COPD

Progressive dyspnea - answer✔Symptom in COPD worsened by exercise or during respiratory
infection.

Smoking - answer✔Single most important risk factor for COPD

Chronic bronchitis - answer✔MC lung condition. Defined as presence of productive cough for
3 consecutive months over a 2yr period.

Pink puffers - answer✔Nickname of pts with emphysema.

Night - answer✔Cough in asthma is chronic, dry, and often occurs at _____

Asthma - answer✔Pt will present with prolonged expiration & diffuse wheezing on exam

Peak expiratory flow rate - answer✔Diagnostic test for asthma

Bronchiectasis - answer✔Abnormal & permanent dilation of cartilage-bearing pulmonary
bronchi with copious sputum production.

CT - answer✔Gold standard for diagnosis follow-up of bronchiectasis progress

Pneumothorax - answer✔Collapse of lobe/entire lung with air filling the space

Needle aspiration - answer✔Standard treatment for a pneumothorax

Asbestosis - answer✔A diffuse interstitial fibrosis caused by inhalant of asbestos fibers.

Silicosis - answer✔A parenchyma lung disease resulting from inhalant of silicon dioxide or
silica, in crystalline form.

Chest x-ray - answer✔_____ shows consolidation with silicosis nodules & alveolar spaces
filled with fluid.

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Silicosis - answer✔Pathognomonic of ________: Hilar lymph nodes may calcify in an
"eggshell" pattern (but only in a small portion of cases)

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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