Respiratory

Question 1

What happens to the pulmonary vascular resistance with chronic hypoxia?

Answer 1

It increases. Normally it is about 10-15

% of the resistance of the systemic circulation

Question 2

Which histological type is most common in laryngeal cancer?

Answer 2

Squamous cell carcinomas account for approximately 95% of laryngeal cancers

Question 3

What is psittacosis?

Answer 3

Infection with chlamydia psittaci that comes from birds and can cause pneumonia, hepatitis, endocarditis or nerve inflammation