Obstructive lung diseases (emphysema, bronchitis) — Flashcards

Obstructive lung diseases (emphysema, bronchitis) — Flashcards

Obstructive lung diseases (emphysema, bronchitis) — Flashcards
#1

_____ is fibrosis of the lung interstitium with unknown cause

#2

_____ presents with "Ivory white", calcified supradiaphragmatic and pleural plaques

#3

Hypersensitivity pneumonitis can lead to interstitial fibrosis and _____ lung disease with chronic exposure to the inhaled antigen

#4

Chronic bronchitis is characterized by hypertrophy/hyperplasia of bronchial _____ glands

#5

A Ghon complex is composed of a _____ and _____.

#6

_____ is characterized by macrophages laden with carbon, causing inflammation and fibrosis

#7

One complication associated with lung cancer is _____ due to compression of the recurrent laryngeal nerve

#8

In conditions that cause destruction of the _____, hemosiderin laden macrophages may be seen in the alveoli

#9

Which two pneumoconioses increase the risk for cor pulmonale? _____

#10

Which pneomoconioses may produce centriacinar emphysema predominently in the upper lobes of the lung? _____

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