CH 5 EML IN CLASS QUIZ

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