ADVANCED PATHO: PULMONARY AND FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES:
STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
1) What are histamines, prostaglandins and leukotrienes and when are they
released. -- Answer ✔✔ inflammatory mediators
Released during early acute episode of asthma
2) How does streptococcal pharyngitis present -- Answer ✔✔ caused by bacterial
streptococcus
- Sore/scratchy throat
- Painful swallowing
- Fever
- Swollen cervical lymph nodes
- Tonsillar erythema, hypertrophy or exudate
- Rash on neck and chest
3) What are the chronic implications of gastroesophageal reflux -- Answer ✔✔
chronic cough (8 weeks or more)
Common causes: post nasal drip, GERD and asthma
, 4) Risk factors for developing laryngeal cancer -- Answer ✔✔ - smoking and second
hand smoke
- Chemicals : radon, gas, asbestos and pollution
5) Most common type of lung cancer -- Answer ✔✔ non small cell carcinoma
(85%):
Adenocarcinoma (35%)
Squamous cell (20%)
Large cell (10%)
6) What is cystic fibrosis? -- Answer ✔✔ It is a genetic disorder of the cell
membranes. Causes thick, sticky mucus to build up in air passages and pancreas.
7) What causes cystic fibrosis? -- Answer ✔✔ a mutation in the gene that codes for
the CFTR protein.
8) Patient presentation with cystic fibrosis -- Answer ✔✔ - salty kiss
- Infections, chronic cough with sputum
- Dypsnea
- Fatigue
- Wheezing and ronchi
- Digital clubbing
- GI - steathorrhea (fatty, foul smelling stools)
- Failure to thrive
9) What condition is often associated with meconium ileus -- Answer ✔✔ cystic
fibrosis because mucous blocks the intestines in the newborn
10) Pulmonary disorder characterized as restrictive (prevention of full lung
expansion) -- Answer ✔✔ acute respiratory distress syndrom
STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
1) What are histamines, prostaglandins and leukotrienes and when are they
released. -- Answer ✔✔ inflammatory mediators
Released during early acute episode of asthma
2) How does streptococcal pharyngitis present -- Answer ✔✔ caused by bacterial
streptococcus
- Sore/scratchy throat
- Painful swallowing
- Fever
- Swollen cervical lymph nodes
- Tonsillar erythema, hypertrophy or exudate
- Rash on neck and chest
3) What are the chronic implications of gastroesophageal reflux -- Answer ✔✔
chronic cough (8 weeks or more)
Common causes: post nasal drip, GERD and asthma
, 4) Risk factors for developing laryngeal cancer -- Answer ✔✔ - smoking and second
hand smoke
- Chemicals : radon, gas, asbestos and pollution
5) Most common type of lung cancer -- Answer ✔✔ non small cell carcinoma
(85%):
Adenocarcinoma (35%)
Squamous cell (20%)
Large cell (10%)
6) What is cystic fibrosis? -- Answer ✔✔ It is a genetic disorder of the cell
membranes. Causes thick, sticky mucus to build up in air passages and pancreas.
7) What causes cystic fibrosis? -- Answer ✔✔ a mutation in the gene that codes for
the CFTR protein.
8) Patient presentation with cystic fibrosis -- Answer ✔✔ - salty kiss
- Infections, chronic cough with sputum
- Dypsnea
- Fatigue
- Wheezing and ronchi
- Digital clubbing
- GI - steathorrhea (fatty, foul smelling stools)
- Failure to thrive
9) What condition is often associated with meconium ileus -- Answer ✔✔ cystic
fibrosis because mucous blocks the intestines in the newborn
10) Pulmonary disorder characterized as restrictive (prevention of full lung
expansion) -- Answer ✔✔ acute respiratory distress syndrom
