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Atelectasis - Answers-Loss of lung volume due to alveolar collapse Decreased oxygenation V/Q mismatch Resorption (obstruction), Compression (pleural effusion), Contraction (scarring) Barrel Chest - Answers-Chronic Obstructive Lung Diseases such as Emphysema, air trapping in the lungs that cannot be exhaled, and increased intra-thoracic pressure al

What are the four radiographic appearances of emphysema? - Answers-Over inflation of lungs, flattened diaphragm, barrel chest, increased retrosternal air space What are the characteristics of asthma? - Answers-Narrowing of airway, excessive secretion of mucus, wheezing as air passes through airways What is the Radiographic Appearance of acute asthma? - Answers-Increased volume, flat diaphragm, increased retrosternal space What is the radiographic appearance of chronic asthma? - Answers-...

lower respiratory infection: aspiration pneumonia - Answers-aspiration of gastric contents into lower respiratory tract • chemical lower respiratory infection: pulmonary tuberculosis - Answers-• caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis • may also affect other areas of the body such as skeletal, genitourinary, and central nervous system • usually asymptematic • coin-like lesions seen in the apical region COPD - Answers-most common forms are chronic bronchitis and emphysema • ir...

What is the differentiation between Lung qi deficiency and Spleen qi deficiency? - Answers-Spleen qi deficiency has abdominal deficiency symptoms: poor appetite, loose stool, bloating... What is the differentiation between Lung qi deficiency and Heart qi deficiency? - Answers-Heart qi deficiency has palpitation, shortness of breath, insomnia... What is the differentiation between Lung qi deficiency and Kidney qi deficiency? - Answers-Kidney qi deficiency has low back pain, urinary dysfunc...

Characteristics of Oat Cell Cancer Cells - Answers-Small Cytoplasm, Multiple Nuclei, Multiple and large Nucleoli, Course Chromatin Risk Factors of Lung Cancer - Answers-Tobacco Use (90%), Occupational & Environmental Exposures, Genetic Predisposition,Gender, Dietary Factors, COPD, Air polllution Cell types of Non-Small Cell Carcinoma - Answers-Adenocarcinoma, Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Large Cell Carcinoma Pancoast's Tumor AKA - Answers-Superior Sulcus Tumor AKA Characteristics of Squ...

Sleep apnea - Answers-a potentially serious disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts during sleep for long-enough periods to cause a measurable decrease in blood oxygen levels Snoring - Answers-which can be a symptom of sleep apnea, is noisy breathing caused by vibration of the soft palate Expectoration - Answers-is the act of coughing up and spitting out saliva, mucus, or other body fluid Hemoptysis - Answers-is the expectoration of blood or blood-stained sputum derived ...

what is the mechanism of alveolar destruction in emphysema ? -Answers- Irritants, like cigarette smoke, activate neutrophils/macrophages release cytokines, as well as proteases, like elastases and collagenases. These proteases break down key structural proteins in the connective tissue such as collagen and elastin This makes the airway walls weak and causes them to collapse during exhalation This leads to air-trapping because the collapsed airway traps a tiny bit of air distal to the point of...

Albuterol inhalation aerosol is used to treat wheezing, shortness of breath, and troubled breathing by asthma. It is delivered via oral inhalation - Answers-bronchodilators 50-year-old man dies of a respiratory illness that had been characterized by dyspnea, cough, and wheezing expiration of many years' duration. Initially episodic, his "attacks" had increased in frequency and at the time of death had become continuous and intractable. At autopsy, which of the following is the most likely ...

Asthma Causes - Answers-Exact causes unknown but have been suggested to include interactions between genetic and environmental factors Asthma Symptoms - Answers-Chest tightness or pain, trouble sleeping caused by shortness of breathe coughing or wheezing, a whistling or wheezing sound when exhaling (wheezing is a common sign of asthma in children), coughing or wheezing attacks that are worsened by a respiratory virus such as a cold or flu Asthma Treatments - Answers-Steroids or other anti-...