Chapter 7 Respiratory system

What did Dr. Potts mean by rhinorrhea?

Discharge from the nose, such as sneezing and a runny nose

The term epistaxis means ______.

a nosebleed

adenoid/o

adenoids

What does the word element pneum/o mean?

air, lung

pneum/o, pheumon/o

air, lung

alveol/o

alveolus, air sac

Absence of the sense of smell is called ______.

anosmia

Which medication treats sneezing, runny nose, itchiness, and rashes?

antihistamine

Which medication suppresses coughing?

antitussive

not breathing

apnea

Which laboratory test measures dissolved O2 and CO2 in the arteries?

arterial blood gas

What is the type of pneumonia caused by breathing food, liquids, or vomit into the lungs?

aspiration

A collapsed or airless lung is called ______.

atelectasis

Incomplete expansion of the lung

atelectasis

Use of a stethoscope to detect abnormal lung sounds is called ______.

auscultation

When the doctor was listening to the patient's lungs, he was performing:

auscultation

dys-

bad, painful, difficult

cyan/o

blue

spir/o

breathe

-pnea

breathing

What is the disease characterized by abnormal bronchial dilation that usually leads to secondary infection?

bronchiectasis

bronchiol/o

bronchiole

The doctor recommends that Autumn continue to use her inhaler as prescribed. What type of medication is likely delivered by the inhaler?

bronchodilator

Which medication expands air passages?

bronchodilator

bronchi/o, bronch/o

bronchus (plural- bronchi)

-capnia

carbon dioxide

-thorax

chest

pector/o, steth/o, thorac/o

chest

COPD stands for

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

anthrac/o

coal, coal dust

Which medication acts on the immune system by blocking production of substances that trigger allergic and inflammatory actions?

corticosteroid

head cold

coryza

antitussive

cough medicine

Which is an abnormal respiratory sound heard on auscultation?

crackle

phren/o

diaphragm, mind

coni/o

dust

What term would the doctor use to document Autumn's difficulty breathing?

dyspnea

The presence of pus in the pleural cavity is called ______.

empyema

epiglott/o

epiglottis

Expelling of CO2 from the lungs is called ______.

exhalation

Which medication helps liquefy respiratory secretions so that they are more easily coughed up?

expectorant

eu-

good, normal

The prefix eu- means ______.

good,normal

The mediastinum contains the ______.

heart, aorta, esophagus and bronchi

Coughing up or spitting up blood

hemoptysis

Excess of CO2 in the blood is called ______.

hypercapnia

The doctor plans to obtain a throat culture to:

identify pathogens, especially group A streptococci

The CF atel/o means ______.

incomplete, imperfect

atel/o

incomplete, imperfect

Visual examination of the voice box is called ______.

laryngoscopy

laryng/o

larynx (voice box)

lob/o

lobe

Removal of a lobe of the lung is called ______.

lobectomy

The parietal pleura glides smoothly over the visceral pleura because the pleural cavity normally contains a small amount of ______.

lubricating fluid

pulmon/o

lung

What is an intradermal test that helps determine tuberculin sensitivity?

mantoux test

The space in the chest between the lungs is called the ______.

mediastinum

When the patient says she is experiencing asthma exacerbations, she is experiencing:

more frequent flare ups

nas/o, rhin/o

nose

Breathing in an upright position

orthopnea

ox/o

oxygen

pharyng/o

pharynx

The CF pleur/o means ______.

pleura

pleur/o

pleura

Surgical puncture of the pleural cavity

pleurocentesis

Excision of all or part of a lung

pneumectomy

What is an occupational disorder commonly caused by inhaling dust particles?

pneumoconiosis

sputum culture will help detect:

possible disease-causing organisms of the lower respiratory tract, especially those that cause pneumonias.

This type of physician deals with diseases of the lungs and the respiratory tract.

pulmonologist

tachy-

rapid

Which procedure is a surgical repair of the nose to correct birth defects or for cosmetic purposes?

rhinoplasty

Which procedure is a surgical correction of a deviated nasal septum?

septoplasty

Nares are divides by the ______.

septum

sept/o

septum

sinus/o

sinus, cavity

brady-

slow

-osmia

smell

-ptysis

spitting

Which laboratory test identifies the disease-causing organisms of the lower respiratory tract?

sputum culture

orth/o

straight

Which procedure is a surgical puncture of the pleural cavity?

thoracentesis

tonsill/o

tonsils

trache/o

trachea (windpipe)

A surgical opening in the neck for insertion of a breathing tube is called ______.

tracheostomy

-phonia

voice

What is bronchopneumonia?

Inflammation of the bronchi and lungs due to bacteria, viruses, or chemical irritants

The doctor's orders for Joseph include an order for NMT. What does this abbreviation mean?

Nebulized mist treatment