Respiratory System Med Term Quiz
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What is tachypnea?
A. excessively fast breathing
B. excessively fast heartbeat
C. excessively heavy bleeding
D. low heart rate
The general term used to describe a group of respiratory conditions characterized by chronic airflow limitations can be abbreviated as:
A. SRS
B. SIDS
C. TB
D. COPD
cyanosis
A. someone is dead
B. someone is breathing wrong
C. someone is blue
D. someone has cancer
paralysis of the wall of the bronchi
A. bronchorrhagia
B. bronchorrhea
C. bronchoplegia
D. bronchoscopy
The test on arterial blood to determine oxygen, carbon dioxide, and pH levels.
A. pulse oximetry
B. pulmonary function tests
C. arterial blood gases
bradypenia
A. absence of breathing
B. slow breathing
C. fast breathing
D. normal breathing
-ectasis
A. process of recording
B. stretching out or dialation
C. breathing
D. visual examination
pyothorax
A. infection of the pyo
B. puss in the chest
C. cutting into the chest
D. dilation of the pyo of the chest
Aspiration would mean
A. having good breathing
B. removal of something from airways
C. pus in the airway
D. dilation of the airway
Hypoventilation
A. breathing pattern is too fast
B. breathing pattern is fast then slows down
C. breathing pattern is very slow, then speeds up
D. Breathing pattern is too slow and shallow
pharyngitis
A. inflammation of the pharnyx
B. infection of the pharnyx
C. inflammation of the trachea
D. infection of the trachea
Dr. Doolittle discovers that his patient has an inflammation of the lungs. He records this on the patients chart as:
A. Bronchitis
B. Bronchoplegia
C. Pnumonia
D. Pneumonitis
A disorder of the lungs called ____ causes the bronchi to become restricted (get smaller) so air can’t get to the lungs.
A. asthma
B. cold
C. influenza
D. bronchitis
surgical opening of the trachea
A. tracheotomy
B. tracheorrhagia
C. thoracotomy
D. thoracectomy
Rhinoritis
A. inflammation of the lungs
B. inflammation of the nose
C. inflammation of the alveoli
D. inflammation of the trachea
surgical repair of a bronchial defect
A. bronchoplasty
B. bronchoscopy
C. bronchostenosis
D. bronchoplegia
to breathe
A. pulmon/o
B. spir/o
C. sinus/o
D. trache/o
If someone has dyspenia –
A. they have fast breathing
B. they have slow breathing
C. it is difficult to breath
D. they are not breathing
You have a horrible sore throat (inflammation) of the larynx and the pharynx
A. laryngitis
B. pharryngitis
C. laryngopharyngitis
D. tracheolaryngitis
Eupenia is…….
A. no breathing
B. fast breathing
C. normal breathing
D. slow breathing
identifies which antibiotic will provide the most effective treatment
A. auscultation
B. percussion
C. sputum culture and sensitivity
D. PPD skin test
meaning chest
A. pulmon/o
B. thorac/o
C. trache/o
D. spir/o
a specialist of the lungs
A. pharyngologist
B. laryngology
C. pulmonology
D. pulmonologist
The term meaning the abnormal narrowing of the lumen of the trachea is:
A. bronchioplasm
B. brachiostenosis
C. tracheostenosis
D. tracheocentesis
What is the incision of the chest?
A. tracheotomy
B. mediastinoscopy
C. dysphonia
D. thoracotomy
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