Rigid and dilated bronchi are the key anatomic alterations found ...

[NguyenJ]

Rigid and dilated bronchi are the key anatomic alterations found in which type of bronchiectasis?
 
  a. Varicose
  b. Cystic
  c. Emphysematous
  d. Cylindrical

Question 2

The respiratory therapist is called to evaluate a patient with a suspected pulmonary embolus.
 
  The respiratory therapist would MOST likely recommend which of the following diagnostic procedures to help determine if the patient has a pulmonary embolus?
  a. CTPA
  b. Fluoroscopy
  c. PET scan
  d. MRI scan
  e. CT scan

[amandalm]

Answer to Question 1

D
Cylindrical (tubular) bronchiectasis is differentiated by rigid and dilated bronchi. Varicose (fusiform) bronchiectasis is differentiated by irregularly dilated and constricted bronchi. Cystic (saccular) bronchiectasis is differentiated by large, cystlike sacs in the lung parenchyma. There is no such thing as emphysematous bronchiectasis.

Answer to Question 2

A
Computed tomography pulmonary angiogram (CTPA) (also called a CT pulmonary angiography) with intravenous contrast has largely replaced pulmonary angiography and is fast becoming the first-line test for diagnosing suspected pulmonary embolism. The CTPA is now a preferred choice of imaging in the diagnosis of a pulmonary embolism because the only invasive requirement for the scan is an intravenous line.