Abbreviations

Question 1

ant

Answer 1

anterior

Question 2

AP

Answer 2

anteroposterior

Question 3

Bx/bx

Answer 3

biopsy

Question 4

LAT/lat

Answer 4

lateral

Question 5

LLQ

Answer 5

left lower quadrant

Question 6

LUQ

Answer 6

left upper quadrant

Question 7

PA

Answer 7

posteroanterior, pernicious anemia, pulmonary artery, physicians assistant

Question 8

RLQ

Answer 8

right lower quadrant

Question 9

RUQ

Answer 9

right upper quadrant

Question 10

U&L/ U/L

Answer 10

upper and lower

Question 11

CT

Answer 11

computed tomography

Question 12

CXR

Answer 12

chest xray, chest radiograph

Question 13

MRI

Answer 13

magnetic resonance imagining

Question 14

PET

Answer 14

positron emission tomography

Question 15

US

Answer 15

ultrasound

Question 16

SPECT

Answer 16

single photon emission computed tomography

Question 17

abd

Answer 17

abdomen

Question 18

ABGs

Answer 18

arterial blood gasses

Question 19

AIDS

Answer 19

acquired immune deficiency syndrome

Question 20

ARDS

Answer 20

acute respiratory distress syndrome

Question 21

CA

Answer 21

cancer, chronological age, cardiac arrest

Question 22

CF

Answer 22

cystic fibrosis

Question 23

COPD

Answer 23

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Question 24

CPAP

Answer 24

continuous positive airway pressure

Question 25

CPR

Answer 25

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Question 26

DPT

Answer 26

diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis

Question 27

Dx

Answer 27

diagnosis

Question 28

FEV1

Answer 28

forced expiratory volume in one second

Question 29

FVC

Answer 29

forced vital capacity

Question 30

HF

Answer 30

heart failure

Question 31

HMD

Answer 31

hyaline membrane disease

Question 32

IPPB

Answer 32

intermittent positive pressure breathing

Question 33

IRDS

Answer 33

infant respiratory distress syndrome

Question 34

MRI

Answer 34

magnetic resonance imaging

Question 35

NMT

Answer 35

nubulized mist treatment

Question 36

OSA

Answer 36

obstructive sleep apnea

Question 37

PCP

Answer 37

pneumocystis pneumonia, primary care physician, phencyclidine

Question 38

PFT

Answer 38

pulmonary function test

Question 39

PND

Answer 39

paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea

Question 40

RD

Answer 40

respiratory disease

Question 41

SIDS

Answer 41

sudden infant death syndrome

Question 42

SOB

Answer 42

shortness of breath

Question 43

TB

Answer 43

tuberculosis

Question 44

URI

Answer 44

upper respiratory infection

Question 45

VC

Answer 45

vital capacity

Question 46

dry, grating sounds heard with a stethoscope

Answer 46

friction rub

Question 47

diseases associated with friction rub

Answer 47

lung disease (when heard over pleural area)

Question 48

loud, coarse or snoring sounds heard during breathing that is caused by obstructed airways

Answer 48

rhonchi

Question 49

high pitched, musical sound made by inspiration that is caused by an obstruction of the trachea or larynx

Answer 49

stridor

Question 50

diseases associated with stridor

Answer 50

croup

Question 51

continuous high pitched whistling sounds caused by narrowing of airway

Answer 51

wheezes

Question 52

diseases associated with wheezes

Answer 52

asthma, croup, hay fever, emphysema

Question 53

respiratory acidosis is caused by

Answer 53

abnormally high levels of CO2

Question 54

respiratory insufficiency marked by progressive hypoxia

Answer 54

ARDS

Question 55

ARDS is due to

Answer 55

abnormal permeability of alveolar capillary membrane. alveoli fill with fluid , which interferes with gas exchange

Question 56

total absence of oxygen in body tissues

Answer 56

anoxia

Question 57

collapse of lung tissue, preventing respiratory exchange of O2 and CO2

Answer 57

atelectasis

Question 58

diseases associated with crackles

Answer 58

bronchitis, pneumonia, heart failure, fluid in lungs

Question 59

fine crackling or bubbling sounds, commonly heard during inspiration where there is fluid in alveoli

Answer 59

crackles