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CXR merrils path
thoracic pathology from merrils
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |