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Which of the following are characteristic signs and symptoms of active TB? 1. Hemoptysis 2. Night sweats 3. Weight Loss 4. Coarse crackles

The most common form of bronchogenic cancer. Usually located in the largebronchi near the hilum.  Cancer develops from the basal cells of the bronchial epithelium and then invades other tissue.

The most common anatomic alteration in the lung with pneumonia would be

Approximately 85% of all lung cancer is due to smoking

Benign tumors in lung cancer have which of the following feature 1.         Grow rapid 2.         Do not invade other tissues 3.         Lead to cavity formation 4.         Are encapsulated

You are interpreting a chest x-ray from a patient with suspected chronic interstitial lung disease. You note patchy infiltrates with nodules scattered throughout the lower lobes. You would  assume the patient is in the 

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A PPD mantoux skin test will turn positive at what stage of a TB infection?

Name the mask used to by healthcare professionals entering a TB patients room

Which of the following antibodies may be responsible for intravascular hemolysis (activation of complement membrane attack complex)?