Chapter 7 Respiratory System- Diagnostic Procedures

Question 1

Testing sputum by placing it on a culture medium and observing any bacterial growth

Answer 1

Sputum culture and sensitivity

C&S

Question 2

Examining sputum for malignant cells

Answer 2

Sputum cytology

Question 3

X-Ray record of the bronchus produced by bronchography

Answer 3

Bronchogram

Question 4

X-ray of the lung after a radiopaque substance has been inserted into the trachea or bronchial tube

Answer 4

Bronchography

Question 5

Taking a radiographic picture of the lungs and heart from the back and sides

Answer 5

Chest x-ray

Question 6

Injecting dye into a blood vessel for the purpose of taking an x-ray of the arteries and veins of the lungs

Answer 6

Pulmonary angiography

Question 7

Nuclear medicine diagnostic test that is especially useful in identifying pulmonary emboli

Answer 7

Ventilation-perfusion scan

Question 8

Instrument used to view inside a bronchus during a bronchoscopy

Answer 8

Bronchoscope

Question 9

Visual examination of the inside of the bronchi

Answer 9

Bronchoscopy

Question 10

Instrument used to view inside the larynx during a laryngoscopy

Answer 10

Laryngoscope

Question 11

Examination of the interior of the larynx with a lighted instrument

Answer 11

Laryngoscope

Question 12

Instrument that measures the amount of oxygen in the bloodstream

Answer 12

Oximeter

Question 13

Measures the oxygen level in the blood using a device, an oximeter, placed on the patients fingertip or earlobe

Answer 13

Oximetry

Question 14

Group of diagnostic tests that give info regarding air flow in and out of the lungs, lung volumes, and has exchange between the lungs and bloodstream

Answer 14

Pulmonary function test

PFT

Question 15

Instrument to measure lung capacity used for spirometry

Answer 15

Spirometer

Question 16

Procedure to measure lung capacity using a spirometer

Answer 16

Spirometry

Question 17

Monitoring a patient while sleeping to identify sleep apnea

Answer 17

Polysommography

Question 18

Test for cystic fibrosis

Answer 18

Sweat test

Question 19

Applying the tuberculin purified protein derivative (PPD) under the surface of the skin to determine if the patient has been exposed to tuberculosis

Answer 19

Tuberculin skin test

TB test

Question 20

Testing for the gases present in blood.

Answer 20

Arterial blood gases