Deck 8: The Respiratory System

Question 1

All the following lung lesions have been linked to asbestos exposure except:

A) Bronchial asthma
B) Pulmonary fibrosis
C) Pleural fibrosis and plaques
D) Lung cancer
E) Mesothelioma

Answer 1

Bronchial asthma

Question 2

The most common of all the infections of the respiratory tract is:

A) Upper respiratory infection
B) Laryngitis
C) Tracheitis
D) Pneumonia
E) Pleuritis

Answer 2

Upper respiratory infection

Question 3

Bronchiolitis of children is in most instances caused by:

A) Bacteria
B) Viruses
C) Fungi
D) Parasites
E) Pneumocystis carinii

Answer 3

Viruses

Question 4

The most important cause of emphysema is:

A) Cigarette smoking
B) Air pollution in the cities
C) Tuberculosis
D) AIDS
E) Asthma

Question 5

The most common presenting symptom of lung cancer is:

A) Prolonged coughing and expectoration
B) Bleeding
C) Chest pain
D) Pleural effusion
E) Hoarseness due to nerve paralysis

Question 6

Fibrin-rich hyaline membranes and protein-rich intra-alveolar edema are features of:

A) Atelectasis
B) Diffuse alveolar damage (DAD)in adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
C) Emphysema
D) Bronchiectasis
E) Aspiration pneumonia

Question 7

The major pulmonary complication of congenital alpha₁-antitrypsin deficiency is:

A) Chronic bronchitis
B) Bronchiectasis
C) Atelectasis
D) Emphysema
E) Mesothelioma

Question 8

Approximately 90% of all patients with lung cancer present with a history of:

A) Alcoholism
B) Hereditary cancer syndromes
C) Cigarette smoking
D) Exposure to chemical carcinogens in food and water
E) Obesity

Question 9

Pleural tumors are usually associated with:

A) Pneumothorax
B) Hemothorax
C) Pyothorax
D) Pleural effusion
E) Empyema

Question 10

Attacks of intrinsic asthma may be precipitated by all the following except:

A) Exercise
B) Bronchial infection
C) Aspirin
D) Corticosteroids
E) Psychological stress

Question 11

Miliary tuberculosis is characterized by:

A) Granuloma formation
B) Abscess formation
C) Lobar pneumonia
D) Acute bronchitis
E) Acute bronchiolitis

Question 12

In lungs affected by sarcoidosis there are numerous granulomas and infiltrates of:

A) T-suppressor lymphocytes
B) T-helper lymphocytes
C) B lymphocytes
D) Eosinophils
E) Plasma cells

Question 13

Lung infection that develops in patients who have heart failure and pulmonary edema is called:

A) Interstitial pneumonia
B) Hypostatic pneumonia
C) Bronchiectasis
D) Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
E) Lobar pneumonia

Question 14

Coal-workers' lung disease is best classified as:

A) Asbestosis
B) Pneumoconiosis
C) Acute hypersensitivity reaction
D) Chronic hypersensitivity reaction
E) Chronic bacterial pneumonitis

Question 15

Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection usually causes:

A) Lobar pneumonia
B) Lobular pneumonia
C) Aspiration pneumonia
D) Interstitial pneumonia
E) Abscesses