Respiratory Pathology

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An increased volume of air in the lungs is seen in:
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Accumulation of fluid in the pleural space, sometimes caused by heart failur or pulmnonary embolus, is called:
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What is respiratory failure defined as?
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What disorder is radiographically visualized as platelike streaks and a local increase in density caused by airless lung?
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The most common work-related lung disease is:
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On full inspiration, the diaphragm projects at the level of the:
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At what costal interspace does the diaphragm lie when the lungs are fully inflated?
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Large bullae develop, causing a reduction of the lung parenchyma due to alveolar destruction, which requires the technologist to _________ when the disease process is in its most advanced stages.
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Pneumoconiosis demonstrates radiographically as:
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Which of the following chest pathologies requires a decrease in technical factors from a normal chest radiograph?
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Types of pneumonia include:
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What is not true about emphysema?
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Types of COPD include:
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A disorder of the pleura where the presence of air in the pleural cavity results in partial or complete collapse of the lung is:
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What disorder is radiographically visualized as a pencil-point shape or a steeple shape?
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A staphylococcal infection primarily in the bronchi or bronchiolar mucosa describes:
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What is not true about hypercapnia?
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Which of the following are major functions of the respiratory system?
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_______ is a hereditary disease in which thick mucus is secreted by all the exocrine glands.
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What are causes of hypoxemia, or low oxygen levels within the arterial blood?
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Tuberculosis is:
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What is empyema?
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_______ is a disease of newborns characterized by progressive underaeration of the lungs and a granular appearance.
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What is true about the mediastinum?
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The gas exchange in the lung takes place in the :
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What is the most common type of bronchogenic carcinoma?
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COPD stands for:
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Which of the following are congenital hereditary diseases of the respiratory system?
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What is inflammation of the lung and compromised pulmonary function which can be caused by a virus or bacteria?
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What is a treatment for atelectasis?
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What is also known as the "Coal Worker's Pnemonconiosis"?
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Pneumonia demonstrates radiographically as:
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Which of the following chest pathologies requires an increase in technical factors from a normal chest radiograph?
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For the radiographer's safety, it is important to remember that tuberculosis is spread mainly by ______, which produces infectious __________.
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Consolidation of the lung parenchyma most commonly due to a virus or mycoplasma is:
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What medial emergency has occurred when air continues to enter the pleural space and cannot escape, leading to complete collapse of a lung and shift of the heart and mediastinal structures?
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What is true about Bronchial adenoma?
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What is the most common type of exam performed for visualizing the respiratory system?