What parts of the lungs are most commonly affected by a fungal infection?
a. Mainstem bronchi
b. Lingula
c. Lower lobes
d. Upper lobes
Q. 2 Fungal infection of the lungs is closest in similarity to:
a. pleural disease.
b. interstitial lung disease.
c. tuberculosis.
d. bronchiectasis.
Q. 3 Which of the following chest radiograph findings would confirm the presence of PIE?
1. Mediastinal shift to the unaffected side
2. Air below the diaphragms
3. Lung hyperinflation
4. Fine, bubbly appearance of the lungs
a. 2, 3
b. 1, 4
c. 3, 4
d. 1, 3, 4
Q. 4 A physician is performing transillumination to determine whether a neonate has a pneumothorax. What finding would confirm the presence of a pneumothorax?
a. The trachea will be illuminated.
b. Light will shine through the hole in the lung.
c. There will be increased illumination on the unaffected side.
d. There will be increased illumination on the affected side.
Q. 5 Anatomic alterations found in the lungs of patients with a fungal infection include:
1. fibrosis of lung parenchyma.
2. alveolar-capillary destruction.
3. hyperinflation.
4. mucosal edema.
a. 1, 2
b. 2, 3
c. 3, 4
d. 1, 2, 4
Q. 6 A neonate with pulmonary interstitial emphysema has developed a pneumothorax. In the early stages, a pneumothorax will manifest itself clinically as _____ disorder.
a. an equally restrictive and obstructive
b. an obstructive pulmonary
c. a restrictive pulmonary
d. neither a restrictive nor an obstructive
Q. 7 What clinical manifestations are associated with the more negative intrapleural pressures generated during inspiration by a patient with pulmonary air leak syndrome?
1. Cyanosis of dependent thorax and abdomen
2. Intercostal and substernal retractions
3. Flaring nostrils
4. Inspiratory stridor
a. 1, 3
b. 2, 3
c. 1, 2, 3
d. 1, 2, 3, 4
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