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WorksheetsQuiz: Respiratory system - Disorders
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Acute viral infection of infants and children with obstruction of the larynx, accompanied by barking cough and stridor?
croup
diphtheria
epistaxis
pertussis
Acute infection of the throat and upper respiratory tract caused by the diphtheria bacterium?
epistaxis
diphtheria
pertussis
asthma
Nosebleed?
epistaxis
pertussis
diphtheria
croup
Whooping cough; highly contagious bacterial infection of the pharynx, larynx, and trachea caused by Bordetella pertussis?
epistaxis
diphtheria
croup
pertussis
Chronic bronchial inflammatory disorder with airway obstruction due to bronchial edema and constriction and increased mucus production?
cystic fibrosis (CF)
diphtheria
asthma
pertussis
Inherited disorder of exocrine glands resulting in thick mucus secretions in the respiratory tract that do not drain normally?
asthma
diphtheria
cystic fibrosis (CF)
emphysema
Hyperinflation of air sacs with destruction of alveolar walls?
emphysema
pneumonia
pulmonary edema
Pulmonary embolism
(PE)
Acute inflammation and infection of alveoli, which fill with pus or products of the inflammatory reaction
pulmonary edema
emphysema
pneumonia
mesothelioma
Fluid in air sacs and bronchioles?
pleural effusion
pulmonary edema
pneumonia
pneumothorax
Clot or other material lodges in vessels of the lungs?
Pulmonary embolism
(PE)
mesothelioma
pleural effusion
pneumothorax
Rare malignant tumor arising in the pleura?
pneumonia
pulmonary edema
emphysema
mesothelioma
Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the pleural space?
pneumothorax
emphysema
mesothelioma
pleural effusion
Collection of air in the pleural space?
pleural effusion
pneumonia
pneumothorax
pulmonary edema
