Chapter 7 test reveiw

Pulmonary edema

Excessive fluid in the lungs that induces cough and dyspnea

Crackle

Intermittent sounds caused by exudates, spasms, hyperplasia, etc.

Stridor

Abnormal, high-pitched, music breathing sound

Pulmonary embolism

Blockage in an artery of the lungs caused by a mass of undissolved matter.

Ausculation

Listening to the sounds of the body during a surgical examination

Aerosol Therapy

Lung treatments using various techniques to deliver medication in mist form directly to the lungs or air passageway

Sputum Culture

Microbial test used to identify disease causing organisms in the lower respiratory tract

Antitussive

Relieve or suppress coughing by blocking the cough reflex in the medulla of the brain

Antihistamine

Block histamines from binding with histamine receptor sites in tissues

Bronchilidator

Medications that expand the bronchi

Expectorant

Reduces the viscuosity of sputum to facilitate productive coughing

Corticosteroids

Prescription medication that reduces inflammation in your body

oximetry

Noninvasive method of monitoring the percentage of hemoglobin saturated with oxygen

Mantoux Test

Tuberculosis screening test

Intubation

A procedure in which a tube is inserted through the mouth or nose into the trachea

Tracheostomy

A surgically created hole, also called stoma, in your windpipe/trachea

-centesis

surgical puncture

-ptysis

spitting

-phonia

voice

pnuemonia

Infection that inflamed the air sacs in one or both lungs

Bronchiectasis

Dilation or expansion of the bronchus

Asthma

Chronic inflammatory disease of the airways

Cystic fibrosis

Genetic disease causing mucus to become u usually thick and sticky