Across
- 2. Which pulmonary function test confirms persistent airflow obstruction in a patient suspected of having COPD?
- 4. Which chronic pulmonary disease is strongly associated with smoking and persistent airflow limitation that is not fully reversible?
- 8. A 70 year old patient with a significant smoking history is diagnosed with an aggressive lung cancer associated with paraneoplastic SIADH, causing hyponatremia. What type of lung cancer is most likely?
- 9. A 73 year old patient presents with fever, productive cough, crackles, and a new infiltrate on chest x-ray. What is the most likely diagnosis
Down
- 1. What abnormal breathing pattern, characterized by alternating periods of apnea and gradually increasing and decreasing respiratory depth, may occur in patients with heart failure?
- 3. What type of transmission occurs when Mycobacterium tuberculosis spreads through tiny infectious particles that remain suspended in the air and are inhaled into the lungs?
- 5. What percussion finding over the lungs may indicate pleural effusion due to the presence of fluid?
- 6. A 68 year old patient has obesity, loud snoring, and excessive daytime sleepiness. What is the suspected diagnosis?
- 7. Which class of inhaled medications is used for rapid relief of acute bronchospasm in asthma?
- 9. A 66 year old patient develops unilateral calf swelling and pain after prolonged immobilization, followed by sudden shortness of breath and pleuritic chest pain. What life-threatening complication should be suspected?