Pulmonology — Flashcards

Sarcoidosis is associated with _____ due to increased 1-hydroxylase activity in epithelioid histiocytes

_____-capillary pulmonary hypertension also called as pulmonary arterial hypertension involves group I of WHO classification

Type _____, also called as acute hypoxemic respiratory failure, is because of alveolar flooding and subsequent intrapulmonary shunt physiology

Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis can be treated with _____ to reduce IgE response.

_____ occurs when mouth anaerobic bacteria enter the lungs

Emphysema may be caused by excessive _____ or a deficiency of alpha-1 antitrypsin

A patient with _____ breathes at a higher lung volume and will thus have a barrel-shaped chest (increased anterior-posterior diameter)

The causes of _____ syndrome (ARDS) may be remembered with the mnemonic "SPARTAS": S: Sepsis P: Pancreatitis, Pneumonia A: Aspiration R: Radiation T: Trauma A: Amniotic fluid embolism S: Shock

_____ is a result of inhalation of the Aspergillus fumigatus fungus and presents with wheezing, fever and migratory pulmonary infiltrate

Pneumonia (consolidation) typically presents with _____ breath sounds and dullness to percussion