pathologic respiratory conditions

Question 1

croup

Answer 1

acute viral infection of infants and children with obstruction of the larynx, barking cough and stridor

Question 2

diphtheria

Answer 2

acute infection of the throat and upper respiratory tract caused by diphtheria bacterium

Question 3

epistaxis

Answer 3

nosebleed

Question 4

pertussis

Answer 4

whooping cough, highly contagious bacterial infection of pharynx, larynx and trachea

Question 5

asthma

Answer 5

chronic inflammatory disorder with airway obstruction due to bronchial and bronchioles edema and constriction

Question 6

bronchiectasis

Answer 6

chronic dilation of the bronchus usually secondary to infection

Question 7

chronic bronchitis

Answer 7

inflammation of the bronchi persisting over a long time

Question 8

cystic fibrosis

Answer 8

inherited disorder of the exocrine glands resulting in thick mucinous secretions in the respiratory tract that do not drain normally

Question 9

atelectasis

Answer 9

collapsed lung , incomplete expansion of the alveoli

Question 10

emphysema

Answer 10

hyperinflation of air sacs with destruction of the alveolar walls

Question 11

lung cancer

Answer 11

malignant tumour arising from the lungs and bronchi

Question 12

pneumoconiosis

Answer 12

abnormal lung condition caused by exposure to certain dusts; with chronic inflammation, infection and bronchitis

Question 13

pneumonia

Answer 13

acute inflammation and infection of the alveoli, which fill with pjs or products of the inflammatory reaction

Question 14

pulmonary abscess

Answer 14

large collection of pus in the lungs

Question 15

pulmonary edema

Answer 15

fluid in the air sacs and bronchioles

Question 16

pulmonary embolism

Answer 16

clot or other material lodges in vessels of the lung

Question 17

pulmonary fibrosis

Answer 17

formation of scar tissue in the connective tissue of the lungs

Question 18

sarcoidosis

Answer 18

chronic inflammatory disease in which small nodules develop in the lungs, lymph nodes and other prgans

Question 19

tuberculosis

Answer 19

infectious disease caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis; lungs usually involved but any region in the body may be affected

Question 20

mesothelioma

Answer 20

rare malignant tumour arising in the pleura

Question 21

pleural effusion

Answer 21

abnormal accumulation of fluid in the pleural space

Question 22

pleurisy

Answer 22

inflammation of the pleura

Question 23

pneumothorax

Answer 23

collection of air in the pleural space