Respiratory Final NBME Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass
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Respiratory
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Respiratory
Respiratory Final NBME Exam Questions
and Answers 100% Pass
Type 1 pneumocyte - answersimple squamos
flat & long
95% surface area of alveoli
gas exchange
Emphysema destroys ________ pneumocytes - answertype 1
(destroying surface area)
2 functions of type II pneumocytes - answer1. stem cells...
alveolar macrophage activity is ↓ or ↑ in smokers? - answer✔decreased
Patient has pulmonary abscess treated successfully + year later there is lesion still seen. Why? -
answer✔failure of maintenance of basement membranes
patient has pneumonia + what enables for there to be complete restoration of pulmonary
architecture? - answer✔maintenance of basement membranes
Kulchitsky Cell - answer✔neuroendocrine respiratory tract cell
origin of small cell carcinoma
Diffusion Capacity (DLCO) is decreased in all pathologies except - answer✔asthma, it's actually
increased
If DLCO is reduced, rule out - answer✔asthma
If DLCO is high, it must be - answer✔asthma
↑ TLC ↑ FRC ↑ RV + Normal TV - answer✔Obstructive Lung Disease
extremely compliant
air trapping
↓ TLC ↓ FRC ↓RV + Normal/ ↓ TV
Disease =
due to _ compliance - answer✔Restrictive Lung Disease
due to ↓ compliance
↓ FEV1/FVC ratio - answer✔Obstructive Lung Disease
↑ FEV1/FVC ratio - answer✔Restrictive Lung Disease
radial traction = stickiness/ stiffness of the airways (such as from fibrosis) prevents... -
answer✔airways from closing as rapidly as in obstructive.
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