Questions and Answers
Atelectasis ✔️✔️collapsed lung; diminished air within the lung associated with reduced lung
volume
Pneumothorax ✔️✔️presence of air in the pleural cavity
Can result in partial or complete lung collapse
Hemothorax ✔️✔️blood in the pleural cavity
Empyema ✔️✔️are accumulation of infected liquid or pus in the pleural space
Usually caused by adjacent infection
Angioma ✔️✔️Tumors composed of blood vessels
Carcinoma ✔️✔️Malignant neoplasms of epithelial cell origin
Lipoma ✔️✔️Soft fatty tumors
ARDS: (Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome) ✔️✔️lung structure breaks down, with massive
leakage of cells and fluid into the interstitial and alveolar spaces
SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) ✔️✔️1st case appeared in china
Transmitted by direct or droplet contact(person to person droplet transmission)
No known transmissions since 2004
Considered a type corona virus
, Chondroma ✔️✔️benign cartilaginous tumors
Fibroma ✔️✔️benign tumor composed of fiber
The accumulation of abnormal amounts of fluid in the spaces between cells or in the body
cavities is termed ✔️✔️edema
Phagocytosis ✔️✔️is the process by which white blood cells surround and digest infectious
organisms.
An interruption in the blood supply to an organ or body part is termed ✔️✔️ischemia
A localized area of ischemic necrosis is an organ or tissue is termed ✔️✔️infarct
A swelling caused by bleeding into an enclosed area is termed ✔️✔️hematoma
A decrease in function of an organ or tissue because of a reduction in the size or number of
cells is termed ✔️✔️atrophy
neoplasm ✔️✔️means new growth
Gowns, gloves, masks, shoe covers, and eye protection used to prevent transmission of
potential infectious agents are ✔️✔️PPE personal protective equipment
The cause of the disease process is called ✔️✔️etiology
diagnosis ✔️✔️is the combination of signs and symptoms used to determine the disease process.