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This Pulmonary - Part 1 quiz assesses knowledge in identifying and managing various pulmonary conditions such as bronchiectasis, pneumonia, tuberculosis, thromboembolism, sarcoidosis, and alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency. It is...
Questions: 20 | Attempts: 1720 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2025
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Sample Question 1A 9-year-old boy was identified in childhood as having an elevated sweat chloride. Though he appeared to be a normal term baby, his neontal course was complicated by the development of meconium ileus. Throughout childhood he has experienced multiple increasingly severe bouts of pneumonia with a productive cough, often with Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and later Burkholderia cepacea, cultured from sputum. Based upon these findings, he is at greatest risk for development of which of the following pulmonary abnormalities?
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Sample Question 2A 70-year-old woman has been at an extended care facility for the past two years because of her increasing inability to attend to activities of daily living. She can no longer recognize family members. She has no movement disorder, but is lethargic and spends most of her days in a wheelchair or in bed. She develops an acute febrile illness and is noted to be coughing up increasing quantities of yellowish sputum. Her temperature is 38.2 C. A chest radiograph shows infiltrates that nearly fill the left lower lobe. Her family elects not to treat her acute illness, and she dies 4 days later. At autopsy, there is extensive consolidation of the left lower lobe, with numerous neutrophils within alveoli. Which of the following infectious agents is most likely to cause her pulmonary disease?
This exam from the MT4L4 ELHM Pathology Course tests knowledge on various pulmonary diseases through clinical scenarios. It assesses diagnostic skills for conditions like sarcoidosis, lung cancer, bacterial pneumonia, bronchial...
Questions: 11 | Attempts: 429 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2025
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Sample Question 1A 55-year-old woman has had fever and dyspnea for a month along with a 2 kg weight loss. On physical examination her temperature is 37.7 C. A chest radiograph shows a reticulonodular pattern along with prominent hilar lymphadenopathy. A transbronchial lung biopsy is performed, and microscopic examination shows no viral inclusions, no fungi, no acid fast bacilli, and no atypical cells. Which of the following diseases is she most likely to have?
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Sample Question 2A 55-year-old man has been a cigarette smoker for the past 39 years. He has noted some blood-streaked sputum on coughing during the past week. He also has back pain. A chest radiograph shows a small 3 cm right hilar mass with several 1 to 2 cm peripheral lung nodules. A bone scan reveals multiple areas of increased uptake in the vertebrae, ribs, and pelvis. A sputum cytology reveals the presence of clusters of small cells having hyperchromatic nuclei and almost no cytoplasm. Which of the following laboratory test findings is he most likely to have as a consequence of his lung disease?
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Practice pathophysiology quiz that includes important points from the pulmonary disease lectures only.
Questions: 20 | Attempts: 130 | Last updated: Apr 22, 2025
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Sample QuestionMoving inspired air into close proximity to the pulmonary capillary bed to enable gas exchange is the principle of:
This quiz, titled 'Pulmonary Path Dr Bellot part 3', evaluates knowledge in pulmonary diseases, focusing on conditions like pleurisy, pulmonary hypertension, and sarcoidosis. It assesses diagnostic skills and understanding of...
Questions: 19 | Attempts: 322 | Last updated: Mar 14, 2025
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Sample QuestionA 34‑year‑old man from Chicago presents to his family doctor with fever and chest pain with greeny‑yellow sputum. On examination of the chest, you hear a coarse rasping sound on deep inspiration at the left base, which does not disappear on coughing. The diagnosis is MOST LIKELY to be
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