Unit 5

Question 1

BS

Answer 1

breath sounds

Question 2

CF

Answer 2

cystic fibrosis

Question 3

COPD

Answer 3

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Question 4

PE

Answer 4

pulmonary embolism

Question 5

SIDS

Answer 5

sudden infant death syndrome

Question 6

TB

Answer 6

tuberculosis

Question 7

URI

Answer 7

upper respiratory infection (cold)

Question 8

PCN

Answer 8

penicillin

Question 9

CO2

Answer 9

carbon dioxide

Question 10

O2

Answer 10

oxygen

Question 11

RT

Answer 11

respiratory therapy

Question 12

SOB

Answer 12

short of breath

Question 13

DNR

Answer 13

do not resuscitate

Question 14

DOA

Answer 14

dead on arrival

Question 15

T&A

Answer 15

tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy

Question 16

nas/o

Answer 16

nose

Question 17

rhin/o

Answer 17

nose

Question 18

muc/o

Answer 18

mucus

Question 19

pharyng/o

Answer 19

throat

Question 20

sept/o

Answer 20

septum (wall dividing a structure)

Question 21

sinus/o

Answer 21

sinus (air-filled cavity within a bone)

Question 22

tonsill/o

Answer 22

tonsils

Question 23

adenoid/o

Answer 23

adenoids (behind the nasal cavity)

Question 24

laryng/o

Answer 24

larynx

Question 25

trache/o

Answer 25

trachea

Question 26

bronch/o, bronchi/o

Answer 26

bronchi (transports air to and from the trachea to the lungs)

Question 27

pulmon/o

Answer 27

lungs

Question 28

pneumon/o

Answer 28

lungs

Question 29

diaphragm

Answer 29

muscle that separates thoracic and abdominal cavities

Question 30

thorac/o, thora/o

Answer 30

thoracic cavity

Question 31

-thorax

Answer 31

thoracic cavity

Question 32

otorhinolaryngologist

Answer 32

specialist of the ears, nose, and throat

Question 33

pulmonologist

Answer 33

specializes in treating diseases and disorders of the lungs

Question 34

auscultation

Answer 34

process of listening to sounds within the body with a stethoscope

Question 35

spir/o

Answer 35

to breathe

Question 36

normal adult RR

Answer 36

respiration rate (10-20 breaths per minute)

Question 37

ox/i, ox/o

Answer 37

oxygen

Question 38

-capnia

Answer 38

carbon dioxide

Question 39

-pnea

Answer 39

breathing

Question 40

tachy-

Answer 40

fast

Question 41

brady-

Answer 41

slow

Question 42

eu-

Answer 42

good, normal

Question 43

a-

Answer 43

without

Question 44

an-

Answer 44

without

Question 45

-extasis

Answer 45

dilation

Question 46

asthma

Answer 46

allergic disorder characterized by breathing difficulty

Question 47

influenza

Answer 47

flu (contagious viral respiratory infection)

Question 48

cystic fibrosis

Answer 48

thick mucus builds up in lungs and digestive system, most common in children, life threatening