MEDICAL PROCEDURES

Question 1

blood test of CO2 and O2 levels

Answer 1

ABG (Arterial Blood Gas)

Question 2

cultures sputum for bacterial growth, if present, determine best antibiotic to use

Answer 2

Sputum Culture and Sensitivity

Question 3

examining sputum for malignant cells

Answer 3

SPUTUM CYTOLOGY

Question 4

lungs x-ray

Answer 4

BRONCHOGRAM

Question 5

lungs x-ray after inhaling radiopaque substance

Answer 5

BRONCHOGRAPHY

Question 6

organs of thoracic cavity x-ray

Answer 6

CHEST X-RAY

Question 7

lungs x-ray after injecting dye

Answer 7

PULMONARY ANGIOGRAPHY

Question 8

nucleus medicine test; radioactive air is inhaled for ventilation portion; radioactive dye is injected for perfusion portion; looks for pulmonary emboli

Answer 8

VENTILATION-PERFUSION SCAN

Question 9

tapping on surface to determine condition

Answer 9

PERCUSSION

Question 10

technique for removing foreign body obstructing trachea or pharynx

Answer 10

HEIMLICH MANEUVER

Question 11

emergency treatment when respiration and heart stops

Answer 11

CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation)

Question 12

emergency procedure to create an opening directly into trachea

Answer 12

TRACHEOTOMY (TRACHEOSTOMY)

Question 13

cutting into chest cavity

Answer 13

THORACOTOMY

Question 14

chest tube to drain off fluid or air

Answer 14

THORACOSTOMY

Question 15

surgical puncture of chest wall to remove fluids

Answer 15

THORACENTESIS or THORACOCENTESIS

Question 16

surgical repair of the nose

Answer 16

RHINOPLASTY

Question 17

surgical removal of an entire lung

Answer 17

PNEUMONECTOMY

Question 18

withdrawing fluid from the pleural space

Answer 18

PLEUROCENTESIS

Question 19

surgical removal of the pleura

Answer 19

PLEURECTOMY

Question 20

surgical removal of a lung lobe

Answer 20

LOBECTOMY

Question 21

surgical repair of the larynx

Answer 21

LARYNGOPLASTY

Question 22

surgical removal of the larynx

Answer 22

LARYNGECTOMY

Question 23

surgical repair of a bronchus

Answer 23

BRONCHOPLASTY

Question 24

provides artificial ventilation for a patient unable to breathe alone

Answer 24

VENTILATOR

Question 25

provides additional oxygen concentration to improve oxygen levels in bloodstream

Answer 25

SUPPLEMENT OXYGEN THERAPY

Question 26

drainage of bronchial secretions by placing patient in positions using gravity to promote drainage; cystic fibrosis treatment

Answer 26

POSTURAL DRAINAGE

Question 27

two-pronged plastic device to deliver oxygen into the nose

Answer 27

NASAL CANNULA

Question 28

assists patients in breathing though machine that produces an increase in positive thoracic pressure

Answer 28

IPPB (Intermittent Positive Pressure Breathing)

Question 29

tube through the mouth and trachea to keep airway open

Answer 29

ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION

Question 30

mist inhaled; delivered by nebulizers or MDI (single puff dose)

Answer 30

AEROSOL THERAPY

Question 31

identify purified protein derivative (PPD) under the skin; determine if person has been exposed to TB

Answer 31

TUBERCULIN SKIN TESTS (TB Test)

Question 32

for cystic fibrosis (large amount of salt in sweat)

Answer 32

SWEAT TEST

Question 33

monitor patient sleeping to identify sleep apnea

Answer 33

POLYSOMNOGRAPHY

Question 34

measures lung capacity

Answer 34

SPIROMETRY

Question 35

used to measure lung capacity

Answer 35

SPIROMETER

Question 36

test groups to measure air flow in and out of the lungs, lung volumes, and gas exchange

Answer 36

PFT

Question 37

measures O2 level in blood

Answer 37

OXIMETRY

Question 38

used to measure O2

Answer 38

OXIMETER

Question 39

examination of larynx

Answer 39

LARYNGOSCOPY

Question 40

used to examine the larynx

Answer 40

LARYNGOSCOPE

Question 41

examination of bronchial tubes

Answer 41

BRONCHOSCOPY (Bronch)

Question 42

used to examine bronchial tubes

Answer 42

BRONCHOSCOPE