Med term test 8
Which of the following terms means acute, life-threatening condition of lung injury that develops secondary to some other lung trauma or disorder?
ARDS
pulse oximetry
Indirect measurement of the saturation of peripheral oxygen (SpO2) to help determine if sufficient oxygen is being delivered to the body; the normal level in a person with healthy lungs is 96% to 99%
Which of the following indicates a surgical procedure?
T&A
Which of the following is related to coryza?
URI
The correct definition of rhonchi is:
a coarse gurgly sound, heard in the lungs with a stethoscope, usually caused by secretions in the air passages
The correct definition of coryza is:
a common cold
ABGs
a measurement of the partial pressure of O2, CO2, pH, and HCO3 in arterial blood
The correct definition of epistaxis is:
a nosebleed
Which of the following might cause a person to belch more frequently?
aerophagia
Which of the following terms means swallowing air?
aerophagia
Which of the following terms means a disease that causes episodic narrowing and inflammation of the airways that produces the symptoms of wheezing, SOB, and cough?
asthma
The correct definition of hemothorax is:
blood or bloody fluid collected in the pleural cavity
Which of the following terms means a group of disease in which alveolar air sacs are destroyed, which results in chronic severe SOB?
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
The correct definition of empyema is:
collection of infected fluid (pus) in the pleural cavity
Which of the following disorders is most common in children?
cystic fibrosis
Which of the following terms means a fatal genetic disease that causes frequent respiratory infections, increased airway secretions, and COPD in children?
cystic fibrosis
All of the following involve the collection of a substance within the intrapleural space EXCEPT:
emphysema
In which of the following conditions has pus accumulated in the pleural cavity?
empyema
Which of the following conditions involves infection?
empyema
Which of the following conditions is most likely to block a patient's airway?
epiglottedema
sputum analysis
examination of mucus or fluid coughed up from the lungs
CO2: carbon monoxide
false
VC: virtual cytology
false
pleur/o: lung
false
Which of the following disorders is characterized by coughing up blood from the respiratory tract?
hemoptysis
Which of the following conditions involves birds?
histoplasmosis
Which of the following terms means a condition of oxygen deficiency?
hypoxia
The term epiglottitis means:
inflammation of the epiglottis
Where is pleural fluid normally located?
interpleural
Which of the following terms indicates the surgical removal of a lobe of a lung?
lobectomy
VC
measurement of volume of air that can be exhaled after maximum inspiration
Which of the following terms means resembling mucus?
mucoid
Which of the following involves rounded tissue growths?
nasal polyps
All of the following terms represent abnormal breathing sounds EXCEPT:
orthopnea
The term peritonsillar means:
pertaining to near the tonsils
Which of the following terms means pain of the pleura?
pleurodynia
Which of the following terms means pertaining to the lung?
pulmonary
Which of the following tests is most useful when the physician needs to evaluate circulation within the patient's lungs?
pulmonary angiography
Which of the following is most useful in measuring the patient's lung capacity?
pulmonary function tests
pulmonary angiography
radiographic examination of pulmonary circulation after injection of a contrast dye
A patient who has inflammation of the nose may be described as demonstrating:
rhinitis
The term pharyngomalacia means:
softening of the pharynx
Which of the following indicates a sense of urgency?
stat
A patient suffering from a severe airway obstruction would MOST likely have which of the following symptoms?
stridor
Which of the following terms means a high-pitched upper airway sound, heard without a stethoscope, that indicates airway obstruction?
stridor
The term sinusocentesis means:
surgical puncture of a sinus
The term tonsilledema means:
swelling of the tonsils
An artificial opening in the neck that helps a person breath is a:
tracheostomy
Which of the following terms means surgical incision into the trachea?
tracheotomy
If the surgeon places a drainage tube through the patient's thorax, it may be described as:
transthoracic
coni/o: dust
true
During an asthma attack a patient would MOST likely have which of the following symptoms?
wheeze
Which of the following terms means a continuous, somewhat musical sound, heard in the lungs, usually with a stethoscope, caused by partial airway obstruction?
wheezes
