Medical terminology chapter 9
The incubation period for influenza is from ____ to ____ days.
1 to 3 days
Histo/plasmo/sis is characterized by:
All of the above: -Spleen and liver enlargements -Leukopenia -Lymphadenopathy
Bronchitis, asthma, emphysema and bronchiectasis are referred to as:
COPD
Which acute viral infection is usually seen in infants before 3 years of age and may cause vocal cord swelling, voice loss, and possible choking?
Croup
Silicosis is also known as:
Grinder's disease
What is the emergency procedure for dislodging bolus or other objects from the trachea or throat?
Heimlich Maneuver
The diagnostic term that is also referred to as whooping cough is:
Pertussis
Bronchitis often progresses to a more severe lung condition called _____________________, which was the leading world killer around 1900 A.D.
Pneumonia
_____ is the inflammation of nasal mucosa caused by allergies, viruses, and bacteria.
Rhinitis
Pneumonia can be caused by
Rickettsia
Cold are treated symptomatically, which means:
Symptoms are treated with medications
The lymphoid tissues located behind the nasal cavity are called:
adenoids
The area in the lungs where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged is called the:
alveoli
The diagnostic term for a chronic respiratory disease characterized by paroxysms of coughing, wheezing, panting with shortness of breath is:
asthma
Your patient has a condition which literally means "puffed up or inflated/refers to." What outcome will this disease most likely have in the patient?
barrel chest
Emphysema causes shortness of breath and a:
barreled chest
Blebs are:
blood-filled blisters
A patient undergoing testing for emphysema has a "spirometry" procedure. What is the literal meaning of this term?
breath/measure/process
The condition where the bronchi of the lungs are dilated outward is:
bronchi/ect/asis
A nebulizer produces a mist that causes:
bronchodilation
The disease of Crypto/cocc/o/sis is a _____ that can infect the lungs, skin, brain (CNS), bones, and urinary tract causing death.
budding yeast fungus
The word mento- means:
chin
The term Trache/os/tom/y actually means:
creation of an artificial mouth-like opening in the throat and neck
The medical term hypoxia means:
deficient oxygen in the blood
Your asthma patient presents with "dyspnea" and "tachypnea." These two terms describe that the patient has:
difficult breathing with a rapid rate
The Schick Skin Test is used to detect:
diphtheria
When lung tissue swells as a result of distention and loss of elasticity in the alveoli, the condition is called:
emphysema
The word septum means:
fence or partition
The disease of Histoplasmosis or Darlings disease is a _____ infection caused by histoplasma capsulatum.
fungal
The word part Caputo- means:
head
Which of the following muscles are not involved in the breathing process?
iliacus
Spiro/metry is used to evaluate:
lung capacity
The medical term diphther/ia literally means:
membrane/refers
The word parts Oro- and Os- mean:
mouth
Cystic Fibrosis is an inherited exocrine gland disorder that causes thick secretions of _____ to accumulate in the lungs.
mucus and pus
A patient with rhinitis undergoes a "rhinoscopy," which is a procedure to examine the:
nose
The word part Nario- means:
opening to nose
The medical term Asthma literally means:
panting
Which word part means diaphragm?
phreno-
The double-sac membrane that covers each lung and lines the thoracic cavity is the:
pleura
The medical term Emphysema literally means:
puffed up
The word parts Pleuro- and Costo- both mean:
rib, side
How is cryptococcosis diagnosed?
spinal tap and x-ray
The word part Pharyngo- means:
throat
The Mantoux Skin Test is used to diagnose:
tuberculosis
Epiglottis literally means:
upon/tongue
A diagnosis of "pleurisy" means that the patient has an inflammation between which layers of the pleura?
visceral/parietal
The laryngopharynx extends from the oral pharynx down to:
voice box
The word part Laryngo- means:
voice box
The word bronchus means:
windpipe-like