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segrsyd

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Nontuberculous mycobacteria such as Mycobacterium avium and Mycobacterium kansasii are associated with which one of the following diseases?
 
  a. COPD
  b. Bronchiectasis
  c. Status asthmaticus
  d. Cystic fibrosis

Question 2

When a person has TB spread throughout the body, it is found in all of the following EXCEPT:
 
  a. upper lobes.
  b. kidneys.
  c. brain.
  d. lower lobes.



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Answer to Question 1

A
Patients with COPD are prone to getting an M. avium or M. kansasii infection. There is no greater risk associated with the other lung problems.

Answer to Question 2

D
TB does not usually occur in the lower lobes because they have less oxygen in them than the upper lobes. Other high-oxygen organs include the kidneys and brain.



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