Chapter 8

Question 1

ARDS

Answer 1

Advanced Respiratory distress syndrome.

Question 2

paroxysmal dyspnea accompanied by wheezing

Answer 2

asthma

Question 3

occurring in sudden periodic attacks or recurrence of symptoms

Answer 3

paroxysmal

Question 4

incomplete expansion of a lung or a portion of it; airlessness or collapse of a lung

Answer 4

atelectasis

Question 5

chronic dilation of a bronchus or the bronchi accompanied by a secondary infection that usually involves the lower part of a lung

Answer 5

bronchiectasis

Question 6

radiography of the bronchi after injection of a radiopaque substance.

Answer 6

bronchography

Question 7

record of the bronchi and lungs produced by bronchography

Answer 7

bronchogram

Question 8

lung cancer

Answer 8

carcinoma of the lung

Question 9

disease that decreases the lungs’ ability to perform their ventilatory function. can result from chronic bronchitis, emphysema, etc

Answer 9

COPD

Question 10

chronic pulmonary disease characterized by an increase in the size of alveoli and by destructive changes in their walls resulting in difficulty in breathing

Answer 10

emphysema

Question 11

acute contagious respiratory infection characterized by sudden onset, chills, HA, fever

Answer 11

influenza

Question 12

abnormal protruding growth from the nasal mucosa

Answer 12

nasal polyp

Question 13

inflammation of the pleura

Answer 13

pleuritis

Question 14

respiratory condition caused by inhalation of dust particles

Answer 14

pneumoconiosis

Question 15

blockage of a pulmonary artery by foreign matter such as fat, air, tumor tissue, or blood clot

Answer 15

pulmonary embolism

Question 16

infectious respiratory disease spread by close contact with an infected person and caused by a coronavirus

Answer 16

SARS severe acute respiratory syndrome

Question 17

form of pneumoconiosis resulting from inhalation of the dust of stone, sand, etc

Answer 17

silicosis

Question 18

sudden, unexpected death of an apparently normal and healthy infant that occurs during sleep and with no physical or autopsy evidence

Answer 18

SIDS

Question 19

infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Answer 19

TB

Question 20

an incision in the trachea through the skin and muscles of the neck overlying the trachea

Answer 20

tracheotomy

Question 21

machine used for prolonged artificial ventilation

Answer 21

ventilator

Question 22

insertion of airway tube through mouth or nose into trachea

Answer 22

endotracheal intubation

Question 23

medications that prevent or relieve coughing

Answer 23

anti-tussives

Question 24

treat cold and allergies

Answer 24

antihistamines

Question 25

cause dilation of the bronchi

Answer 25

bronchodilators

Question 26

destroy of dissolve mucus

Answer 26

mucolytics

Question 27

portion of lung removed through incision in the chest

Answer 27

percutaneous

Question 28

surgical puncture of lung to drain fluid

Answer 28

pneumocentesis

Question 29

surgical removal of all or part of lung

Answer 29

pneumonectomy

Question 30

plastic surgery of the nose

Answer 30

rhinoplasty

Question 31

surgical puncture of the chest cavity to remove fluids

Answer 31

thoracocentesis

Question 32

abnormal accumulation of fluid in pleural space

Answer 32

effusion

Question 33

chronic dilation of bronchi accompanied by secondary infection

Answer 33

bronchiectasis

Question 34

inflammation of the lungs

Answer 34

pneumonia/pneumonitis