10.3 Observation and Discovery - Cardiac

Question 1

auscultation

Answer 1

a health care professional using a stethoscope to listen to a patient’s chest

Question 2

cyanosis

Answer 2

a bluish color in the skin caused by insufficient oxygen

Question 3

pectoriloquy

pectori - chest
loquy - speak

Answer 3

speaking from the chest; used as a means of finding masses in the lung. A health professional listening to a patient’s chest

Question 4

pectus carinatum

pectus - chest
carinatum - keel

Answer 4

a chest that protrudes like the keel of a ship

Question 5

pectus excavatum

Answer 5

a chest that is hollowed out

Question 6

atelectasis

a - not
tel - complete
ectasis - expansion

Answer 6

incomplete expansion

Question 7

bronchiectasis

Answer 7

expansion of the bronchi

Question 8

caseous necrosis

Answer 8

the death of tissue with a cheeselike appearance

Question 9

chylothorax

chyle - chyle
thorax - chest

Answer 9

chyle in the chest

Question 10

empyema

em - in
py - pus
ema - condition

Answer 10

pus inside the chest

Question 11

hemothorax

Answer 11

blood in the chest

Question 12

phrenoplegia

Answer 12

paralysis of the diaphragm

Question 13

phrenoptosis

Answer 13

drooping of the diaphragm

Question 14

pleural effusion

Answer 14

fluid pouring out into the pleura

Question 15

pneumohemothorax

Answer 15

air and blood in the chest

Question 16

pneumothorax

Answer 16

air in the chest

Question 17

pulmonary edema

Answer 17

swelling in the lungs

Question 18

pyothorax

py - pus
thorax - chest

Answer 18

pus in the chest

Question 19

tracheostenosis

Answer 19

narrowing of the trachea

Question 20

hypercapnia

hyper - excessive
capn - carbon dioxide
ia - condition

Answer 20

excessive carbon dioxide

Question 21

hypercarbia

hyper - excessive
carb - carbon dioxide
ia - condition

Answer 21

excessive carbon dioxide

Question 22

hypocapnia

Answer 22

insufficient carbon dioxide

Question 23

hypocarbia

Answer 23

insufficient carbon dioxide

Question 24

hypoxemia

Answer 24

insufficient oxygen in the blood

Question 25

hypoxia

Answer 25

insufficient oxygen

Question 26

computed tomography

Answer 26

imaging procedure using a computer to cut

Question 27

pulmonary angiography

Answer 27

imaging procedure for recording pulmonary blood vessel activity

Question 28

ventilation–perfusion scan (VQ scan)

Answer 28

a scan that tests whether a problem in the lungs is caused by airflow (ventilation) or blood flow

Question 29

bronchoscopy

Answer 29

procedure to look inside the bronchi

Question 30

capnography

Answer 30

procedure to record carbon dioxide levels

Question 31

capnometer

Answer 31

instrument to measure carbon dioxide levels

Question 32

endoscope

Answer 32

instrument to look inside

Question 33

nasopharyngoscope

Answer 33

an instrument to look at the nose and throat

Question 34

oximetry

Answer 34

procedure to measure oxygen levels

Question 35

polysomnography

Answer 35

recording multiple aspects of sleep

Question 36

pulmonary function testing (PFT

Answer 36

group of tests used to evaluate the condition and operation of the lungs

Question 37

spirometry

Answer 37

procedure to measure breathing

Question 38

thoracoscopy

Answer 38

examination of the chest