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 (common 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 (adj)

Answer 16

nose

Question 17

rhin/o (noun)

Answer 17

nose

Question 18

muc/o

Answer 18

mucus, substance secreted

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, which are at the side of the throat

Question 23

adenoid/o

Answer 23

adenoids, behind the nasal cavity

Question 24

laryng/o

Answer 24

larynx (voice box), makes speech possible

Question 25

trache/o

Answer 25

trachea (windpipe)

Question 26

bronch/o or bronchi/i

Answer 26

bronchi (bronchus - singular)

Question 27

pulmon/o or pneumon/o

Answer 27

lungs

Question 28

diaphragm

Answer 28

muscle that separates thoracic and abdominal cavities

Question 29

thorac/o, thora/o, and -thorax

Answer 29

thoracic (chest) cavity

Question 30

otorhinolaryngologist (ENT)

Answer 30

specialist of the ears, nose, and throat

Question 31

pulmonologist

Answer 31

lung specialist

Question 32

RT

Answer 32

respiratory therapist

Question 33

spir/o

Answer 33

to breathe

Question 34

-metry

Answer 34

to measure

Question 35

auscultation

Answer 35

process of listening to sounds within the body with a stethoscope

Question 36

normal adult RR

Answer 36

respiration rate, 10-20 breaths per minute

Question 37

O2, ox/i, ox/o

Answer 37

oxygen

Question 38

CO2, -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 (if consonant following)

Question 44

an-

Answer 44

without (if vowel following)

Question 45

COPD

Answer 45

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, used to describe airflow limitations

Question 46

-ectasis

Answer 46

dilation

Question 47

bronchiectasis

Answer 47

dilation of the bronchi (usually from lung infection)

Question 48

asthma

Answer 48

allergic disorder, characterized by breathing difficulty

Question 49

influenza

Answer 49

flu, contagious viral respiratory infection

Question 50

SIDS

Answer 50

sudden infant death syndrome

Question 51

pulmonary embolism

Answer 51

blockage caused by blood clots that gets stuck in the lungs

Question 52

pneumonia

Answer 52

inflammation of lungs where air sacs fill with pus

Question 53

tuberculosis

Answer 53

infectious disease that attacks the lungs