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Bacterial pneumonia leads to hypoxemia caused by


A) cardiogenic pulmonary edema.
B) upper airway obstruction.
C) accumulation of alveolar exudates.
D) interstitial edema.

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The characteristic x-ray findings in tuberculosis include


A) diffuse white-out.
B) Ghon tubercles.
C) bibasilar infiltrates.
D) tracheal deviation.

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A patient with a productive cough and parenchymal infiltrates on x-ray is demonstrating symptomology of


A) bacterial pneumonia.
B) viral pneumonia.
C) tuberculosis.
D) acute respiratory distress syndrome.

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The most definitive diagnostic method for active tuberculosis is acquired via


A) sputum culture.
B) Mantoux skin test.
C) chest x-ray.
D) blood culture.

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The organism that causes pulmonary tuberculosis is


A) Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
B) Haemophilus tuberculosis.
C) Tuberculosis tuberculoci.
D) Mycococcidio tuberculosis.

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When a parent of a toddler recently diagnosed with pneumococcal pneumonia asks why their child is so much sicker than a classmate was when they were diagnosed with pneumonia,the nurse replies


A) "It sounds as if the classmate was just lucky and less exposed at daycare."
B) "It sounds like your child has a case of bacterial pneumonia, while the classmate had viral pneumonia."
C) "It sounds as if your child is having a severe reaction to bacterial pneumonia. It hits some children harder than others."
D) "It sounds as if your child has a case of viral pneumonia, while the classmate had bacterial pneumonia."

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Widespread atelectasis,non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema,and diffuse,fluffy alveolar infiltrates on chest radiograph are characteristic of


A) acute respiratory distress syndrome.
B) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
C) asthma.
D) cor pulmonale.

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Which is indicative of a left tension pneumothorax?


A) Course crackles throughout the left chest
B) Tracheal deviation to the left
C) Absent breath sounds on the left
D) Respiratory acidosis

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A major risk factor for the development of active pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) disease is


A) contaminated water.
B) immunosuppression.
C) being a male.
D) overuse of antibiotics.

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It is true that diffuse interstitial lung disease (Select all that apply.)


A) leads to loss of alveolar walls.
B) may be immunologic in nature.
C) produces a productive cough.
D) is always reversible.
E) shows on x-ray as a "honeycomb lung."

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Restrictive respiratory disorders include (Select all that apply.)


A) pneumothorax.
B) emphysema.
C) chronic asthma.
D) type B COPD.
E) ARDS.

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