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Histoplasmosis is a ________ disease originating in the lungs with greatest occurrence in the Midwestern United States.

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Fungal

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Examples of occupational diseases include

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Asbestosis, anthracosis, and silicosis

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Barrel chest, chronic cough, and dyspnea are all symptoms of

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Emphysema

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A pneumothorax is a collection of air or gas in the pleural cavity that can cause

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A collapsed lung

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Infectious mononucleosis is caused from

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Epstein-barr virus

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A pulmonary abscess is an area of contained ______ in the lung.

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Infectious material

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With flail chest, there are ______ fractures of three or more adjacent ribs.

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Double

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Pneumonconiosis is caused from inhalation of

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Inorganic dust

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There are almost 200 different viruses that are responsible for causing

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The common cold

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Dysphonia is a common symptom of a

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Tumor of larynx

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T/F: Asbestosis, anthracosis, and silicosis are considered occupational diseases.

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True

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T/F: Prophylactic use of vaccines against influenza is effective in reducing the occurrence of the disease, especially in the elderly and infirm.

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True

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Sinusitis may be treated with

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broad-spectrum antibiotics, decongestants, antihistamines, and in chronic cases, sinusotomy

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______________ is a destructive disease of the alveoli and the adjacent capillary walls resulting in chronic dyspnea, cough and the characteristic barrel chest.

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Emphysema

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A crooked nasal septum or deviated septum can cause

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all of the above.

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Severe hypoxemia, in a patient who has recently experienced trauma, is called shock lung or

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ARDS.

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T/F: Allergic rhinitis and allergic sinusitis can lead to inflammation of the mucosa of the sinuses and resulting sinusitis.

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True

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T/F: Common colds impart immunity and respond to antibiotic therapy.

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False

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Of primary importance in the diagnosis of hemoptysis is

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determination of the source of the bleeding.

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Causes of epistaxis are

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all of the above.

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T/F: Target groups for influenza immunization include persons aged 50 and older, patients with chronic disease, health care providers, and other high risk persons.

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True

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Occupational diseases that cause progressive, chronic inflammation and infection in the lungs from inhalation of inorganic dust are termed

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pneumoconiosis.

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An area of contained infectious material in the lung is known as

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pulmonary abscess.

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A collection of air or gas in the pleural cavity, resulting in a collapsed lung describes a condition called

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pneumothorax.

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A double fracture of three or more adjacent ribs resulting in instability in the chest wall describes a patient with

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flail chest.

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___________ refers to obstructive diseases of the lungs, including chronic bronchitis, bronchiectasis, asthma, emphysema, and pneumoconiosis.

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COPD

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Atelectasis, an airless or collapsed state of pulmonary tissue, may result from

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all of the above.

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The Epstein-Barr virus is the cause of

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infectious mononucleosis.

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T/F: Pontiac fever is a milder form of Legionellosis; both forms are not contagious.

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True

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The common cold is a group of minor illnesses caused by

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almost 200 viruses or from mycoplasma.

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The treatment of sinusitis includes

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all of the above

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Stasis of blood flow from immobility, injury to a vessel, or predisposition to clot formation increase the risk of

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pulmonary embolism

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The common symptom of a tumor of the larynx is

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dysphonia

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T/F: In most cases the prognosis of lung cancer is good because people seek medical attention before metastasis occurs.

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False

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Growths that form from distended mucous membranes protruding into the nasal cavity are called

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nasal polyps.

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The pneumonia-like disease caused by bacteria, that thrive in warm aquatic environments, and are inhaled from moisture droplets in air conditioning units is called

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Legionella infection

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__________ is a fungal disease originating in the lungs, with the greatest occurrence in the midwestern United States.

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Histoplasmosis

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T/F: Exposure to both primary and secondary smoke may make the individual more susceptible to any respiratory condition as the smoke is an irritant to the respiratory tract.

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True

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Permanent, irreversible dilation or distortion of the bronchi, resulting from destruction of muscular bronchial wall describes

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bronchiectasis.

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T/F: A history of smoking is listed as an etiological factor in bronchitis, emphysema, and lung cancer.

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True

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Primary or essential hypertension

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Has an unknown cause

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Cardiac arrhythmias are the result of

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Interference with the conduction system of the heart

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Electrocution, myocardial infarction, and drug overdose may cause

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Cardiac arrest

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A person who complains of experiencing chest pain with exertion is having

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Angina pectoris

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Pericarditis is an inflammation of the

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Sac enclosing the heart

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lymphedema causes swelling of

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an extremity

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People with mitral valve prolapse are sometimes

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All of the above

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Raynaud phenomenon is a vasospastic disease that affects the

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Hands, fingers, and feet

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Rheumatic heart disease may cause problems with the

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Valves

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Ischemia causes

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Death to tissue

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The lymphatic tissue in Hodgkin s disease patients contains

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Reed-sternberg cells

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Left-sided crushing chest pain, irregular heartbeat, dyspnea, and excessive sweating, nausea, anxiety, and denial are all symptoms of

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Myocardial infarction

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Blood transfusion incompatibility reactions are

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Potentially life threatening

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The condition where the patient experiences chest pain with exertion is

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angina pectoris.

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Fluid shift into the extravascular spaces of the lungs with accompanying dyspnea, coughing, and bloody, frothy sputum is indicative of

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pulmonary edema.

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Interference with the conduction system of the heart may be the source of

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cardiac arrhythmias.

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T/F: Patients with mitral valve prolapse experience severe crushing chest pain and syncope.

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False

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The procedure where a catheter with a balloon is threaded into a coronary artery and expanded to compress the plaque and widen the lumen is called

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angioplasty.

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The patient experiencing crushing chest pain, dyspnea, diaphoresis, and anxiety usually is suffering from

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myocardial infarction.

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A systemic inflammatory disease of the joints and cardiac tissue which follows a sore throat caused by group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus is

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rheumatic fever.

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A pulsating mass that is noted midabdomen indicates

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aortic aneurysm

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Treatment of cardiac tamponade includes

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drainage of the blood in the pericardium

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T/F: Transfusion incompatibility reactions are always fatal.

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False

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T/F: Sickle cell anemia is asymptomatic.

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False

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Painless enlargement of the lymph nodes, severe itching, fever, night sweats, weight loss, and malaise are symptoms of

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Hodgkin's disease.

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Medical intervention for varicose veins includes

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all of the above.

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A vasospastic disease of the fingers, hands, or feet resulting in pain, numbness, and sometimes discoloration is

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Raynaud's disease.

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T/F: Patients with coronary heart disease always experience pain.

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False

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Joint and bone pain, fever, hepatomegaly, splenomegaly, and enlarged lymph glands are typical symptoms of

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leukemia.

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______________ is a hereditary bleeding disease resulting from a deficiency of clotting factors.

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Hemophilia

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Reed-Sternberg cells in lymphatic tissue is diagnostic of

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Hodgkin's disease.

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The patient who complains of sudden onset of severe headache, blurred vision, and dyspnea may be suffering from

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malignant hypertension.

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Acute or chronic inflammation of the sac enclosing the heart is

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pericarditis.

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T/F:The cause of essential hypertension is unknown.

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True

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The patient with pale, cold, clammy skin, a rapid and weak pulse, tachypnea, and an altered level of consciousness is experiencing

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shock

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The condition where there is a reduction in the quantity of either red blood cells or hemoglobin is

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anemia.

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T/F: Mitral stenosis usually is the result of rheumatic heart disease.

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True

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Treatment of congestive heart failure includes

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all of the above.

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The patient who experiences gradually increasing dyspnea, anxiety, and edema of the feet and ankles may be suffering from

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congestive heart failure.

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The condition where fat-containing substances are deposited on the coronary artery lumens causing a narrowing is

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coronary artery disease.

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The condition which results in painless gross swelling of an extremity is

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lymphedema.

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The chronic hereditary form of anemia found predominately in the black race is called

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sickle cell anemia.

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Noninflammatory disease of the heart muscle with enlargement of the myocardium and ventricular dysfunction refers to

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cardiomyopathy.

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