respi-diagnostic procedure-additional diagnostic test

Question 1

Monitoring patient while sleeping to identify sleep apnea; also called sleep apnea study

Answer 1

Polysomnography

Question 2

Test for cystic fibrosis; patients with this disease have abnormally large amount of salt in their sweat

Answer 2

Sweat test

Question 3

Procedure in which tuberculin purified protein derivative (PPD) is applied under surface of skin to determine if patient has been exposed to tuberculosis; also called a Mantoux test

Answer 3

Tuberculin skin test