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chapter 9

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What is an acute or chronic inflammation of the mucous membranes of the paranasal sinuses?   Sinusitis; how would you treat this condition?  
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What is known as an "upper respiratory tract infection"?   Common Cold  
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What causes neck mass in more than 90% of patients?   Nasopharyngeal carcinoma  
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The loss of small that continues without a cause is?   Anosmia  
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Why are abscesses more common in the lower and right lung?   more vertical bronchus  
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What are possible complications of influenza?   bronchitis, sinusitis, otitis media, and cervical lymphadenitis  
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A crooked nasal septum or deviated septum can cause   compromise of the air passage; increased tendency of sinusitis; cosmetic concern  
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What is COPD?   encompasses several obstructive diseases of the lungs  
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alveoli become enlarged, gradual difficulty breathing, dyspnea are all symptoms of?   Pulmonary Emphysema  
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Wheezing, productive cough, and difficulty breathing are all signs of?   Asthma  
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a pneumonia-like disease cuased by bacteria that thrive in warm aquatic environments; inhaled from moisture droplets in air conditioning units...   legionella infection  
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What diseases are included in COPD?   Bronchitis, asthma, cystic fibrosis, emphysema  
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Epstein-Barr virus is the cause of   mononucleosis  
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What are viral infections followed by?   bacterial infections of the pharynx, middle ear, sinuses, larynx, or lungs  
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What can predispose someone of the common cold?   Lack of excersise, poor nutrition, poor health  
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What is another term for a nose bleed?   Epistaxis; know causes  
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What is a pulmonary embolism?   occurs when a blood clot or other material lodges in and occludes an artery  
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What is caused by inhalation of inorganic dus, occurs in occupational diseasest?   pneumoconiosis  
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What is histoplasmosis caused by?   Fungus H  
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Where is histoplasmosis found?   upper Midwest and southward along the Mississippi and Ohio Riverbeds  
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How can you prevent influenza?   Vaccinations  
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What takes many years to develop and is usually bilateral and involve the lower lobes of the lungs?   Bronchiectasis  
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What is the main symptom of bronchiectasis?   foul-smelling septum  
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--- a destructive disease of the alveoli and the adjacent capillary walls resulting in chroinc dyspnea, cough adn the charactoeristic barrel chest   emphysema  
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What is a pneumothorax?   accumulation of air in the the pleural cavity  
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