Certification Need to Know

Question 1

chest percussion

Answer 1

clapping the chest to help lungs drain with the force of gravity

Question 2

sputum

Answer 2

Mucus coughed up from the lungs

Question 3

throat

Answer 3

pharynx

Question 4

bronchi

Answer 4

windpipe

Question 5

voice box

Answer 5

larynx inflammation of voice box

Question 6

latin tb

Answer 6

carrying the disease but no sys`

Question 7

alveoli

Answer 7

tiny, grape-like sacs in the lungs where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide occurs

Question 8

bronchi

Answer 8

The passages that direct air into the lungs

Question 9

Emphysema

Answer 9

a chronic, incurable lung disease in which the alveoli in lungs become filled with trapped air; usually results from smoking and chronic bronchitis

Question 10

hemoptysis

Answer 10

coughing up blood from respiratory tract

Question 11

Multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB)

Answer 11

a form of tuberculosis that is caused by an organism that is resistant to medication that is used to treat TB

Question 12

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)

Answer 12

a common respiratory virus that usually causes mild, cold-like symptoms

Question 13

Functions of respiratory sys

Answer 13

serves as air filter cleaning inhaled air, supply oxygen to the body cells, removes carbon dioxide from the cells, produce sound associated speech

Question 14

Normal changes of aging

Answer 14

• lung strength decreases
• lung capacity decreases
• oxygen in the blood decreases
• voice weakens
• airway become stiff and elastic
  -alveoli become less elastic and decrease in number

Question 15

oxygen therapy

Answer 15

a patient being on oxygen

Question 16

pneumonia

Answer 16

acute inflammation in the lung tissue caused by a bacterial, viral, or fungal infection or chemical irritants

Question 17

Trachea

Answer 17

an air passage that goes from the throat (pharynx) to the bronchi; also called windpipe

Question 18

Tuberculosis (TB)

Answer 18

a contagious lung disease caused by a bacterium that is transmitted through the air; causes coughing, difficulty breathing, fever, and fatigue

Question 19

what angle should cops patients be sitting

Answer 19

30-45 degress

Question 20

active TB

Answer 20

Infected, symptomatic and contagious

Question 21

when do we collect sputum samples

Answer 21

early in the morning because we want all of mucus that was on patients chest overnight

Question 22

Contraindicated

Answer 22

DO NOT

Question 23

incentive spirometer

Answer 23

a resistive breathing device that helps patients exercise their breathing muscles