Medical and Diagnostic Procedures for Respiratory

Question 1

Aerosol Therapy

Answer 1

Lung treatment using various techniques to deliver medication in mist form directly to lungs or air passageways

Question 2

Antral Lavage

Answer 2

Washing or irrigating of the paranasal sinuses to remove mucopurulent material in an immunosuppressed patient

Question 3

Oximetry

Pulse Oximetry

Answer 3

NONINVASIVE method of monitoring the percentage of Hb saturated with oxygen

Question 4

Polysomnography

Answer 4

Test of sleep cycles and stages using continuous recordings of brain waves, electrical activity or muscles, eye movement, respiratory rate, BP using a video camera (direct observation)

Question 5

Postural Drainage

Answer 5

Method of positioning a patient so that gravity aids in the drainage of secretions from the bronchi and lobes of the lungs

Question 6

Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs)

Answer 6

Variety of tests used to evaluate respiratory function, ability of the lungs to take in and expel air as well as perform gas exchange across the alveolocapillary membrant

Question 7

Spirometry

Answer 7

PFT that measures the breathing capacity of the lungs, including time necessary for exhaling the total volume of inhaled air

Question 8

Endotracheal Intubation

Answer 8

Procedure in which a plastic tube is inserted into the trachea to maintain an open airway

Question 9

Pleurectomy

Answer 9

Excision of part of the pleura, usually the parietal pleura

Question 10

Pneumectomy

Answer 10

Excision of a lung or a portion of the lung, commonly for treatment of cancer

Question 11

Septoplasty

Answer 11

Surgical repair of a deviated nasap septum usually performed when the septum is encroaching on the breathing passages or nasal structures

Question 12

Thoracentesis

Answer 12

Surgical puncture and drainage of the pleural cavity

Question 13

Tracheostomy

Answer 13

Surgical procedure in which an opening is made in the neck and into the trachea into which a breathing tube may be inserted

Question 14

Mantoux Test

Answer 14

Intradermal test to determine tuberculin sensitivity based on a positive reaction where the area around test site becomes red and swollen

Question 15

Bronchoscopy

Answer 15

Visual examination of the bronchi using an endoscope through the mouth and trachea for direct viewing of structures or for projection on a monitor

Question 16

Larngoscopy

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Visual examination of the larynx to detect tumors, foreign bodies, nerves or structural injury

Question 17

Mediastinoscopy

Answer 17

Visual examination of the mediastinal sturctures, including heart, trachea, esophagus, bronchus, thymus and lymp nodes

Question 18

Arterial Blood Gas (ABG)

Answer 18

Test that measures dissolved oxygen and CO2 in arterial blood

Question 19

Sputum Culture

Answer 19

Microbial test used to identify disease-causing organisms of the lower respiratory tracts, especially those that cause pneumonias

Question 20

Sweat Test

Answer 20

Measurement of the amount of salt in sweat

Question 21

Throat Culture

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Test used to identify pathogens, especially group A streptocci

Question 22

Computed Tomography PUlmonary Angiography

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Minimally invasive imaging that combines computed tomography scanning and angiography to produce images in the pulmonary arteries

Question 23

Ventilation Perfusion (VQ) scan

Answer 23

Nuclear test scan that evaluates both airflow (ventilation) and blood flow (perfusion) in the lungs for evidence of a blood clot in the lungs