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What does the combining form pneum/o mean?

Air or lung

What test is used to diagnose cystic fibrosis?

Sweat test

What test is used to detect tuberculosis (TB) infection?

Mantoux test

What respiratory therapy delivers air at greater than atmospheric pressure?

Positive pressure breathing (PPB)

What is the medical term for normal breathing?

Eupnea

What is the medical term for a nosebleed?

Epistaxis

What muscle contracts during inhalation and relaxes during exhalation?

Diaphragm

What test measures lung air capacity and airflow?

Spirometry

What is the abnormal cessation of breathing called?

Apnea

What is the medical term for collapsed lung tissue?

Atelectasis

What nuclear medicine test evaluates blood flow to the lungs?

Lung perfusion scan

What instrument is used to perform auscultation?

Stethoscope

What structures warm and filter inhaled air and assist with sound production?

Sinuses

What is surgical repair of the nose called?

Rhinoplasty

What is a surgical incision into the trachea called?

Tracheotomy

What test evaluates lung function and gas exchange efficiency?

Pulmonary function test (PFT)

What is the sudden inability to oxygenate blood or remove carbon dioxide?

Acute respiratory failure

What is the medical term for chest pain?

Thoracodynia

What is removal of part or all of a lung called?

Pulmonary resection

What is the medical term for whooping cough?

Pertussis

What test measures oxygen and carbon dioxide levels in arterial blood?

Arterial blood gas (ABG)

What procedure inserts a tube through the mouth and pharynx to establish an airway?

Endotracheal intubation

What endoscopic procedure examines the space between the lungs?

Mediastinoscopy

What virus commonly causes acute respiratory infections, especially in children?

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)

What procedure removes fluid from the pleural space using a needle?

Thoracentesis

What is an air sac at the end of a bronchiole called?

Alveolus

What instrument measures peak expiratory airflow?

Peak flow meter

What acute viral infection affects the respiratory tract?

Influenza

What is inflammation of the voice box called?

Laryngitis

What is air or gas in the pleural space called?

Pneumothorax

What does the combining form orth/o mean?

Straight

What is surgical removal of the voice box called?

Laryngectomy

What is the medical term for the throat?

Pharynx

What double-layered serous membrane surrounds the lungs?

Pleura

What is gas exchange between the lungs and external environment called?

External respiration

What is surgical removal of the palatine tonsils called?

Tonsillectomy

What noninvasive method measures arterial oxygen saturation?

Pulse oximetry

What is surgical removal of the pharyngeal tonsils called?

Adenoidectomy

What is the medical term for chronic dilation of the bronchi?

Bronchiectasis

What is listening to a patient's chest with a stethoscope called?

Auscultation