Author Question: A physician is performing transillumination to determine whether a neonate has a pneumothorax. What ... (Read 42 times)

brutforce · **on:** Jul 16, 2018

A physician is performing transillumination to determine whether a neonate has a pneumothorax. What finding would confirm the presence of a pneumothorax?

a. The trachea will be illuminated.
b. Light will shine through the hole in the lung.
c. There will be increased illumination on the unaffected side.
d. There will be increased illumination on the affected side.

Question 2

Anatomic alterations found in the lungs of patients with a fungal infection include:

1. fibrosis of lung parenchyma.
2. alveolar-capillary destruction.
3. hyperinflation.
4. mucosal edema.
a. 1, 2
b. 2, 3
c. 3, 4
d. 1, 2, 4

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

Answer to Question 1

D
When free air is in the pleural space, transillumination will result in increased illumination on the affected side. This would confirm a pneumothorax.

Answer to Question 2

A
Fibrosis of lung parenchyma and alveolar-capillary destruction will be among the changes found in the lungs of patients with a fungal infection. Hyperinflation and mucosal edema are not typically found.