Medical terminology chapter 9

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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


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