Pneumonia
Pneumonia ( 35 Questions)
Incorrect. Narrowing of the bronchial tubes is more characteristic of conditions like asthma, not pneumonia.
Incorrect. Inflammation of the pleura is known as pleuritis or pleurisy, and it is different from pneumonia.
Correct. Pneumonia typically involves the infection and inflammation of the alveoli, the small air sacs in the lungs where gas exchange occurs.
Incorrect. Blood clots in the lung arteries are associated with pulmonary embolism, not pneumonia.
A) Incorrect. Narrowing of the bronchial tubes is more characteristic of conditions like asthma, not pneumonia.
B) Incorrect. Inflammation of the pleura is known as pleuritis or pleurisy, and it is different from pneumonia.
C) Correct. Pneumonia typically involves the infection and inflammation of the alveoli, the small air sacs in the lungs where gas exchange occurs.
D) Incorrect. Blood clots in the lung arteries are associated with pulmonary embolism, not pneumonia.