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1.
It is referred to as the high-pitched whistling noise produced by movement of air through narrowed or compressed small airways. It is commonly heard among patients with obstructive lung diseases.
Answer: Wheezing
2.
Stridor is commonly heard among patients with foreign body aspiration. What is the mechanism behind the production of this sound?
Answer: Rapid, turbulent flow of air through a narrow/partially obstructed segment of extra thoracic upper airway
3.
Cyanosis is a sign of:
Answer: Hypoxemia
4.
Chronic cough lasting for more than 8 weeks can be observed in patients with:
Answer: Obstructive lung diseases GERD/ postnasal drip
5.
Dyspnea described as air hunger or sense of suffocation may be indicative of:
Answer: Heart failure
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