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What causes bleeding during a thoracentesis?  

The main drawback to nitrogen washout is _________. A. No special gas mixture is needed B. Specialized breathing pattern is required C. Inaccurate results for air trap diseased patients

Match the definitions to their appropriate description.

________________ pattern is one of normal volumes with reduced flow rates. A. Obstructive B. Restrictive C. Mixed (Obstructive and Restrictive)

The  _______________ is the greatest volume of gas that the patient can exhale as rapidly as possible after the lungs have been completely filled. a. FVC B. IC C. ERV D. VC

A __________ bronchoscope is most often used by thoracic surgeons and interventional pulmonologists.

A normal BAL includes: _______ macrophages _______lymphocytes _______ neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils

All of the followings are clinical findings for COPD except: I. Pleural effusions II. Radiolucency III. Elevated WBC A. I only B. II and III C. II only D. I and III

Indications for rigid bronchoscopy  I. Suspected bronchogenic carcinoma II. Large foreign body extraction III. Large volume tissue biopsies IV. Silicone or self-expandable stent placement A. I, II only B. II, III, IV C. IV only D. All of the above

Complications associated with Challenge Testing include the following: I. decreased ventilatory functions II. flushing III. bronchospasms IV. patients with low FVC or TLC A. I and III B. II and IV C. I, II, and III D. III and IV