TEST BANK - General Medicine - Michael Grant

TEST BANK - General Medicine - Michael Grant Queen's University Belfast Notes based on QUB online Med Portal lectures, QUB student manual, Oxford Clinical handbook and various external online resources

• 150 test bank questions + answers (separately) based upon summary
• 48 most important core concepts explained alphabetically

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150 test bank questions + answers (separately)

Chapter 1: Respiratory System

Questions:

1.What type of cells line the respiratory tract until the bronchioles?

2.What is the significance of terminal bronchioles in gas exchange?

3.Describe the pleural lining of the respiratory system.

4.How is pneumonia classified based on aetiology?

5.Name three common clinical symptoms of lobar pneumonia.

6.What are the main stages of pneumonia?

7.Explain the characteristic findings in bronchopneumonia.

8.What is empyema, and how does it occur in pneumonia?

9.List complications associated with pneumonia.

10.What are the main pathogens involved in atypical pneumonia?

Answers for Chapter 1:

1: The respiratory tract is lined by pseudostratified ciliated columnar cells along with goblet cells.2: Components distal to the terminal bronchioles are involved in gas exchange.

3: The pleural lining is composed of collagen and elastin stroma covered by

mesothelium.

4: Pneumonia can be classified as viral, bacterial, or fungal by aetiology.

5: Fever, productive cough, and pleuritic pain are common in lobar pneumonia.6: Pneumonia progresses through congestion, red hepatization, grey hepatization, and resolution.7: Bronchopneumonia is focal inflammation starting in the conductive airways and spreading to the acini.8: Empyema is infective pus in the pleural cavity caused by bacterial spread to pleural effusions.9: Complications include respiratory failure, pleural effusion, and atrial fibrillation.

10: Mycoplasma, Legionella pneumophila, and Chlamydiophila psittaci are

pathogens.

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