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segrsyd

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on: Jul 16, 2018
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.


emsimon14

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Reply #1 on: Jul 16, 2018
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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