Chapter 7 Respiratory- Therapeutic Procedures

Question 1

Placing a tube through the mouth, through the glottis, and into the trachea to create a patent airway

Answer 1

Endotracheal intubation

Question 2

Method for assisting patients in breathing using a mask connected to a machine that produces an increased positive thoracic pressure

Answer 2

Intermittent positive pressure breathing

Question 3

Two-prolonged plastic device for delivering oxygen into the nose

Answer 3

Nasal cannula

Question 4

Drainage of secretions from bronchi by placing the patient in a position that uses gravity to promote drainage

Answer 4

Postural drainage

Question 5

Providing a patient with additional concentration of oxygen to improve oxygen levels in the blood stream

Answer 5

Supplemental oxygen therapy

Question 6

Machine that provides artificial ventilation for a patient unable to breathe on his or her own

Answer 6

Ventilator

Question 7

Surgical repair of bronchus

Answer 7

Bronchoplasty

Question 8

Surgical removal of Larynx

Answer 8

Laryngectomy

Question 9

Surgical repair of the larynx

Answer 9

Laryngoplasty

Question 10

Surgical removal of a lobe of a lung

Answer 10

Lobectomy

Question 11

Surgical removal of the pleura

Answer 11

Pleurectomy

Question 12

Procedure involving insertion of a needle into the pleural space to withdraw fluid

Answer 12

Pleurocentesis

Question 13

Surgical repair of the nose

Answer 13

Rhinoplasty

Question 14

Surgical puncture of the chest wall for the removal of fluids

Answer 14

Thoracentesis

Question 15

Insertion of a tube into the chest cavity for the purpose of draining off fluid or air

Answer 15

Thoracostomy

Question 16

To cut into the chest cavity

Answer 16

Thoracotomy

Question 17

Surgical procedure often performed in an emergency that creates an opening directly into the trachea to allow the patient to breathe easier

Answer 17

Tracheotomy

Question 18

Emergency treatment provided by persons trained in CPR and given to patients when their respirations and heart stop

Answer 18

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Question 19

Technique for removing a foreign body from the trachea or pharynx by exerting diaphragmatic pressure

Answer 19

Heimlich maneuver

Question 20

Use of the fingertips to tap on a surface to determine the condition beneath the surface

Answer 20

Percussion

Question 21

Medication suspended in a mist intended for inhalation

Answer 21

Aerosol therapy