Chapter 10 - Patient History, Problems, Complaints / Observation & Discovery

Question 1

apnea

Answer 1

a / pnea

not / breathing

cessation of breathing

Question 2

eupnea

Answer 2

eu / pnea

good / breathing

good/normal breathing

Question 3

tachypnea

Answer 3

tachy / pnea

fast / breathing

rapid breathing

Question 4

bradypnea

Answer 4

brady / pnea

slow / breathing

slow breathing

Question 5

hypopnea

Answer 5

hypo / pnea

under / breathing

shallow breathing

Question 6

hyperpnea

Answer 6

hyper / pnea

over / breathing

heavy breathing

Question 7

dyspnea

Answer 7

dys / pnea

bad / breathing

difficulty breathing

Question 8

orthopnea

Answer 8

ortho / pnea

straight / breathing

able to breathe only in an upright position

Question 9

hyperventilation

Answer 9

hyper / ventil / ation

over / breathing / process

over-breathing; the condition of having too much air flowing into and out of the lungs; leas to hypocapnia

Question 10

hypoventilation

Answer 10

hypo / ventil / ation

under / breathing / process

under-breathing; the condition of having too little air flowing into and out of the lungs; leas to hypercapnia

Question 11

dysphonia

Answer 11

dys / phonia

bad / sound / voice

bad voice condition (also known as hoarseness)

Question 12

epistaxis

Answer 12

Greek word epistazo, meaning to drip out or upon

a nosebleed

Question 13

rhinorrhagia

Answer 13

rhino / rrhagia

nose / excessive bleeding

excessive blood flow from the nose (another term for a nosebleed)

Question 14

rhinorrhea

Answer 14

rhino / rrhea

nose / discharge

runny nose

Question 15

bronchospasm

Answer 15

broncho / spasm

bronchus / involuntary contraction

involuntary contraction of the bronchus

Question 16

phrenospasm

Answer 16

phreno / spasm

diaphragm / involuntary contraction

involuntary contraction of the diaphragm (also known as the hiccups)

Question 17

pleuralgia

Answer 17

pleur / algia

pleura / pain

pain in the pleura

Question 18

pleurodynia

Answer 18

pleuro / dynia

pleura / pain

pain in the pleura

Question 19

thoracalgia

Answer 19

thorac / algia

chest / pain

chest pain

Question 20

bronchorrhea

Answer 20

broncho / rrhea

bronchus / discharge

discharge from the bronchi

Question 21

expectoration

Answer 21

ex / pector / ation

out / chest / process

coughing or spitting material out of the lungs

Question 22

hemoptosis

Answer 22

hemo / ptosis

blood / cough

coughing up blood

Question 23

sputum

Answer 23

Latin for spit

mucus discharged from the lungs by coughing

Question 24

auscultation

Answer 24

Latin word ausculto, meaning to listen

a health care professional using a stethoscope

Question 25

cyanosis

Answer 25

cyan / osis blue / condition a bluish color in the skin caused by insufficient oxygen

Question 26

pectoriloquy

Answer 26

pectori / loquy chest / speak speaking from the chest; used as a means of finding masses in the lung. A health professional listening to a patient's chest asks the patient to whisper a word. The will be audible in areas where fluid or a mass is present. Hence the chest "speaks" in those places.

Question 27

pectus carinatum

Answer 27

pectus carinatum chest keel a chest the protrudes like a keel of a ship

Question 28

pectus excavatum

Answer 28

pectus excavatum chest out / hollowed a chest that is hollowed out

Question 29

percussion

Answer 29

Latin word percussio, meaning to strike striking the body surface (in this context, to cause vibrations that can help locate fluid build-up in the chest)

Question 30

atelectasis

Answer 30

a / tel / ectasis not / complete / expansion incomplete expansion

Question 31

bronchiectasis

Answer 31

bronchi / ectasis bronchus / expansion expansion of the bronchi

Question 32

caseous necrosis

Answer 32

caseous necr / osis cheeselike death / condition the death of tissue with a cheeselike appearance

Question 33

chylothorax

Answer 33

chylo / thorax chyle / chest chyle in the chest *Chyle is a milky fluid formed in the small intestine during digestion of fatty foods and carried through the body via lymph vessels.

Question 34

empyema

Answer 34

em / py / ema in / pus / condition pus inside the chest

Question 35

hemothorax

Answer 35

hemo / thorax blood / chest blood in the chest

Question 36

phrenoplegia

Answer 36

phreno / plegia diaphragm / paralysis paralysis of the diaphragm

Question 37

phrenoptosis

Answer 37

phreno / ptosis diaphragm / drooping condition drooping of the diaphragm

Question 38

pleural effusion

Answer 38

pleur / al ex / fusion pleura / pertaining to out / pour fluid pouring out into the pleura

Question 39

pneumohemothorax

Answer 39

pneumo / hemo / thorax air / blood / chest air and blood in the chest

Question 40

pneumothorax

Answer 40

pneumo / thorax air / chest air in the chest

Question 41

pulmonary edema

Answer 41

pulmon / ary edema lung / pertaining to swelling swelling in the lungs

Question 42

pyothorax

Answer 42

pyo / thorax pus / chest pus in the chest

Question 43

tracheostenosis

Answer 43

tracheo / stenosis trachea / narrowing narrowing of the trachea

Question 44

hypercapnia

Answer 44

hyper / capn / ia over / carbon dioxide / condition excessive carbon dioxide

Question 45

hypercarbia

Answer 45

hyper / carb / ia over / carbon dioxide / condition excessive carbon dioxide

Question 46

hyopcapnia

Answer 46

hypo / capn / ia under / carbon dioxide / condition insufficient carbon dioxide

Question 47

hypocarbia

Answer 47

hypo / carb / ia under / carbon dioxide / condition insufficient carbon dioxide

Question 48

hypoxemia

Answer 48

hypo / ox / emia under / oxygen / blood condition insufficient oxygen in the blood

Question 49

hypoxia

Answer 49

hypo / ox / ia under / oxygen / condition insufficient oxygen

Question 50

bronchoscopy

Answer 50

broncho / scopy bronchus / looking procedure procedure to look inside the bronchi

Question 51

capnography

Answer 51

capno / graphy carbon dioxide / writing procedure procedure to record carbon dioxide levels

Question 52

capnometer

Answer 52

capno / meter carbon dioxide / instrument to measure instrument to measure carbon dioxide levels

Question 53

computed tomography

Answer 53

computed tomo / graphy cut / writing procedure an imaging procedure using a computer to cut *Cut in this context doesn't mean incision but rather using a computer to view "slices" of a patients organs

Question 54

endoscope

Answer 54

endo / scope inside / instrument to look instrument to look inside

Question 55

nasopharyngoscope

Answer 55

naso / pharyngo / scope nose / throat / instrument to look an instrument to look at the nose and throat

Question 56

oximetry

Answer 56

oxi / metry oxygen / measuring process procedure to measure oxygen levels

Question 57

polysomnography

Answer 57

poly / somno / graphy multiple / sleep / writing procedure recording multiple aspects of sleep

Question 58

pulmonary angiography

Answer 58

pulmon / ary angio / graphy lung / pertaining to vessel / writing procedure an imaging procedure for recording pulmonary blood vessel activity

Question 59

pulmonary function testing

Answer 59

pulmon / ary function testing lung / pertaining to a group of tests used to evaluate the condition and operation of the lungs

Question 60

spirometry

Answer 60

spiro / metry breathing / measuring process procedure to measure breathing

Question 61

thoracoscopy

Answer 61

thoraco / scopy chest / measuring procedure examination of the chest

Question 62

ventilation-perfusion scan

Answer 62

ventil / ation - per / fusion breathing / process - through / pour a scan that tests whether a problem in the lungs is caused by airflow (ventilation) or blood flow (perfusion)