CH 10

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Which abbreviation stands for a test of respiratory function?

PFT

Which abbreviation stands for a pathological condition?

SARS

Which of the following conditions threatened a worldwide epidemic in 2003

SARS

Which abbreviation stands for a life-threatening condition in babies?

SIDS

Which of the following leads to unconsciousness and death if it is not corrected immediately

asphyxia

Which term means "suffocation"?

asphyxiation

Which term means "to inhale fluid or a foreign object into the airways"?

aspirate

Which of the following conditions causes constriction of the bronchial airways by bronchospasms?

asthma

Which of the following is an emergency treatment given to patients when their breathing and heart stops?

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Which of the following conditions is usually progressive and irreversible?

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Which of the following is an inherited condition?

cystic fibrosis

Cystic fibrosis (CF) also affects the ________ system

digestive

Which condition is characterized by the destruction of the walls of the alveoli, which results in overinflated air sacs?

emphysema

Which of the following conditions is also known as hyaline membrane disease (HMD)?

infant respiratory distress syndrome

Which of the following conditions is a viral infection?

influenza

The respiratory system, along with the bloodstream, is responsible for the delivery of ________ to the cells of the body.

oxygen

Inhalation brings in fresh ________ and exhalation removes ________

oxygen; carbon dioxide

Coni/o is a combining form meaning "dust," but it is used to refer to the inhalation of ________ into the lungs

particles

Which serious lung infection causes the alveoli to fill up with fluid?

pneumonia

Which of the following conditions may result in a collapsed lung?

pneumothorax

Which term below is a condition that may result in a collapsed lung?

pneumothorax

Which term below describes a whistling sound during breathing

rhonchi

Mucus coughed up from the respiratory tract is called:

sputum

Which of the following diagnostic procedures is a test for malignant cells

sputum cytology

Which of the following diagnostic tests is used to diagnose cystic fibrosis (CF)?

sweat test

Which of the following pairs of terms is mismatched?

tachypnea—deep breathing

Which of the following is an example of a TB test

tine test

Which of the following choices presents the airways in anatomical order?

trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli

Which of the following diagnostic tests is a nuclear medicine procedure especially useful in identifying pulmonary emboli (PE

ventilation-perfusion scan

Which of the following is a term for a machine that assists patients with breathing?

ventilator

A bronchodilator is a medication that causes the bronchi to:

widen


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