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A cancerous tumor originating in a bronchuscould be
bronchogenic carcinoma.
The term that means normal breathing is
eupnea
Because of the near drowning, the young man experienced a temporary absence of oxygen, or
anoxia
An instrument used to measure carbon dioxide(levels in expired gas) is called
capnometer
A visual examination of the larynx is performed with a(n)
laryngoscope
The term that means condition of absence of voice is
aphonia
Bronchiectasis relates to dilation of the
The correct answer is: branches from the trachea that conduct air into the lungs.
The term hypoxemia is defined as ________________ in the blood.
deficient oxygen
With which disease is an acid-fast bacilli smear used for diagnosis?
tuberculosis
The term that means inflammation of the throat is
pharyngitis
An abbreviation for the diagnostic imaging test which incorporates two nuclear scan tests to measure air flow and circulation and which is used most often to help diagnose or rule out a PE is
V/Q scan
A term that means the surgical repair of the larynx is
laryngoplasty
A patient admitted to the emergency department suddenly turned cyanotic and was having difficulty breathing or
dyspnea
The term laryngospasm is built from which of the following combinations of word parts?
A word root, combining vowel, and a suffix
The term that means nasal discharge is
rhinorrhea
Following surgery, a blood clot dislodged from a deep vein in the lower extremity was carried to the pulmonary artery, causing a blockage of circulation to the patient’s lung, or
pulmonary embolism
Whooping cough is also called
pertussis
The combining form that refers to the anatomic structure defined as spongelike organ consisting of lobes and located in the thoracic cavity is
pulmon/o
Repetitive pharyngeal collapse leading to transient periods of apnea is called
obstructive sleep apnea
The patient was experiencing apnea during sleep caused by repetitive pharyngeal collapse. The physician, in order to diagnose her condition as OSA, ordered a(n)
PSG
Which of the following terms is spelled incorrectly?
diaphramatocele
The accident victim received a blunt trauma to the chest, which caused blood in the chest cavity or a
hemothorax
A mucopurulent dischargecontains
mucus and pus
Pneumonia as a nosocomial infection would be abbreviated as
HAP
A respiratory disease which is characterized by coughing, wheezing, and shortness of breath, caused by constriction and inflammation of airways that is reversible between attacks is called
asthma
