The hyaline membrane seen in the alveoli of a neonate with RDS is similar to the anatomic alteration found in what other pulmonary disease?
a. Bacterial pneumonia
b. Pulmonary fibrosis
c. Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
d. Meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS)
Q. 2 The duplex venous ultrasonography test is used to:
a. diagnose a blood clot below the knee.
b. identify a saddle embolism.
c. diagnose a blood clot behind the knee or thigh.
d. identify a pulmonary infarction.
Q. 3 What level of carbon monoxide toxicity is associated with coma, convulsions, and Cheyne-Stokes respiration?
a. 10 to 20 COHb
b. 20 to 30 COHb
c. 30 to 50 COHb
d. 50 to 60 COHb
Q. 4 Which of the following can occur when tissue necrosis occurs in a lung abscess?
1. Fluid can rupture into a bronchus.
2. Broncholithiasis can occur.
3. Bronchospasm can close off the affected bronchi.
4. Fluid can rupture into the intrapleural space.
a. 1, 2
b. 1, 4
c. 3, 4
d. 1, 2, 3
Q. 5 Which of the following is usually seen in the lungs of a neonate with RDS?
a. Alveolar collapse (atelectasis)
b. Segmental atelectasis
c. Lobar atelectasis
d. Pulmonary fibrosis
Q. 6 What is the term for the fibrinous membrane that surrounds a lung abscess?
a. Serous membrane
b. Sclerotic membrane
c. Alveolar membrane
d. Pyogenic membrane
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