Chapter 7 Procedures Flashcards
Mantoux test
Tuberculosis tes
Ox/i metry
Measuring hemoglobin saturated with oxygen
Poly somn/o graphy
Sleep cycle test
Pulmonary function test
Diagnosis of lung disease
Spir/o metry
PFT measures how quick air moves in and out of lungs
Mediastinoscopy
Visual exam of mediastinal structures
Arterial Blood Gas
Measures oxygen and carbon dioxide in blood
Sputum culture
Identifies disease causing organisims
Sweat test
Salt measurement in sweat
Throat culture
Identifies pathogens
CTPA computed tomography pulmonary angiography
Imaging that produces images of pulmonary arteries
Ventilation perfusion
Evaluates blood and air flow for evidence of a blood clot
Aerosol therapy
Lung treatment using inhaler
Antral lavage
Washing the sinuses
Endotracheal intubation
Plastic tube in trachea to maintain open airway.