Pulmonary — Flashcards

Permanent airway remodeling due to recurrent bronchial inflammation (with eosinophils) is suggestive of chronic _____

The final phase of lobar pneumonia is _____ with regeneration of tissue via type II pneumocytes

_____ lesions are small, vascular channels that may be seen with severe, long standing pulmonary hypertension

_____ is a pneumoconiosis that presents with noncaseating granulomas in the lung, hilar lymph nodes, and systemic organs

Asthma may cause excessive production of mucus with resultant mucus _____

_____ are solid balls of fungus present in the lungs that result from Aspergillus fumigatus infection

Silicosis may present with "_____" calcification of the hilar lymph nodes

Acute respiratory distress syndrome is a cause of _____ lung disease

Asbestosis lesions may contain _____ bodies, which are golden-brown fusiform rods resembling dumbbells

Chronic bronchitis leads to an increased _____ index, which is the thickness of mucus glands relative to the overall bronchial wall thickness