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CXR merrils path
thoracic pathology from merrils
Question | Answer |
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Aspiration | inhalation of a foreign body |
Atelectasis | collapse of all or part of the lung |
Bronchiectasis | chronic dilation of the bronchioles associated with infection |
Bronchitis | inflammation of the bronchi |
COPD | (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) chronic condition of persistent obstruction of bronchial air flow |
Cystic fibrosis | accumulation of thick mucus in the lungs associated with over secretion of sweat and saliva |
Emphysema | destructive obstructive airway changes causing increased volume of the lungs |
Tuberculosis | chronic lung infection due to the tubercle bacillus |
Respiratory distress sysndrome/hyaline membrane disease | underaeration of the lungs due to a lack of surfactant |
Pleural effusion | collection of fluid in the pleural cavity |
Pneumoconiosis | lung disease resulting from the inhalation of industrial substances |
Pneumonia | acute infection of the parenchyma |
Pneumothorax | collapsed lung due to accumulation of air in the pleural cavity |
Pulmonary edema | replacement of air with fluid in the lung |
hemothorax | blood in the pleural space |
hemoptysis | coughing up blood |