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1
Q

COPD stand for __________

A

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

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2
Q

C&S stands for ________

A

Culture and Sensitivity

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3
Q

Oxygen abbreviation is ________

A

O2

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4
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URI stands for _________

A

Upper Respiratory Infection

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5
Q

White blood cell count abbreviation is ___________

A

WBCs

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6
Q

OT stands for _________

A

Occupational Therapy

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7
Q

ROM stands for _______

A

Range of motion

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8
Q

________ectasis means incomplete expansion of a lung
a. atel
b. pneumo
c. bronchi
d. pulmon

A

Atel

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9
Q

what is a Pulmonary Embolism?

A

A clot forms in a distant vein and travels to the lungs

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10
Q

Fine crackling sounds heard during inhalation, caused by excess bronchial tube secretions in the alveoli, are known as ___________

A

Rales

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11
Q

How many lobes do you have on your right lung?

A

Three

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12
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How many lobes do you have on your left lung?

A

Two

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13
Q

___________ is viral infection with obstruction of the larynx

A

Croup

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14
Q

Gross examination of the benign polyp in Mr. Devine’s colon revealed it extended from a stem; the term for this descriptions:
a. Follicular
b. papillary
c. sessile
d. pedunculated

A

Pedunculated

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15
Q

Use of several chemotherapeutic agent together for the treatment of tumors is called

A

Combination chemotherapy

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16
Q

MUGA stand for

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17
Q

RAIU stands for

A

Radioactive iodine Uptake

18
Q

Which type of drug would treat candidiasis of the vagina?

A

Anti-fungal

19
Q

A(n) _________drug is one that reduces reduces or eliminates sensation

A

Anesthetic

20
Q

Heparin is a natural _________

A

Anticoagulant

21
Q

The _________ is the internalization in the personality of societal and parental rules

A

Superego

22
Q

Deliberately “forgetting” unacceptable thoughts, feelings and impulses is called:

A

Repression

23
Q

A long term condition of persistent obstruction of air flow through bronchial tubes and lungs is best known as:

A

Chronic Obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

24
Q

The laryngopharynx is a subdivision of _______
a. pharynx
b. glottis
c. trachea
d. larynx

A

Pharynx

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