Pulmonology — Flashcards

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

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

_____ occurs when mouth anaerobic bacteria enter the lungs

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

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

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

Granulomas due to sarcoidosis most commonly involve the _____ lymph nodes and the lung, leading to restrictive lung disease

Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis is an IgE-mediated type I hypersensitivity reaction that is most often seen in individuals suffering from _____ or cystic fibrosis.