Pulmonary — Flashcards

_____ pneumonia is characterized by consolidation of an entire lobe or lung

In silicosis, nodules coalesce to form large scars with areas of "_____" in between (cystically dilated)

Tuberculosis can cause cavitary lung lesions due to release of proteases, NO, and ROS from _____

Mild exposure to carbon (e.g. pollution) results in _____, which is an asymptomatic condition characterized by collections of carbon-laden macrophages

Coal workers' pneumoconiosis most commonly affects the _____ lobes of the lung

Type _____ pneumocytes proliferate during lung damage

In chronic bronchitis, the Reid index is > _____% (normal is < _____%)

Talcosis is a disease that causes _____ of the lung

Most cases of primary tuberculosis resolve, healing via _____ and calcification, becoming latent

Is pulmonary hypertension due to left heart disease usually at least partially reversible following correction of underlying abnormality? _____