Author Question: A patient has a pneumothorax with a sucking chest wound resulting in the movement of gas from one ... (Read 39 times)

savannahhooper · **on:** Jul 16, 2018

A patient has a pneumothorax with a sucking chest wound resulting in the movement of gas from one lung to another. This is called:

a. panting.
b. paradoxical movement.
c. bidirectional flow.
d. pendelluft.

Question 2

How can the genetic mutation found with cystic fibrosis (CF) be characterized?

1. There are many variations in the mutation.
2. CF is the most common fatal childhood inherited disorder.
3. The mutation is a dominant trait.
4. The mutation stops ciliary function.
a. 1, 2
b. 3, 4
c. 1, 3
d. 2, 3, 4

vickyvicksss · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 16, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D
Pendelluft is the movement of gas from one lung to another.

Answer to Question 2

A
There are many variations in the genetic mutation that causes CF, the most common childhood inherited disorder. The defective CF gene is recessive, not dominant. It causes the dehydration of secretions. The cilia are normal.