Exercises 2 Flashcards
(30 cards)
Hyperventilation is excessive movement in and out of the
lungs
Another name for acute laryngotracheobronchitis is
croup
Whooping cough is also known as
pertussis
Collection of air in the pleural cavity is
pneumothorax
Abnormal crackling sounds heard during inspiration are
rales
A barrel chest is a common feature of
emphysema
Abnormal dilatation of one or more bronchi is
bronchiectasis
Spasm and narrowing of the bronchi is
asthma
Incomplete expansion of the alveoli is
atelectasis
High pitched noisy sound heard on inspiration is
stridor
instrument used to listen to chest sounds
Stethoscope
surgical removal of a lung
Pneumonectomy
surgical incision in to the chest
thoracotomy
surgical removal of the larynx
laryngectomy
visual examination of the bronchial tubes
bronchoscopy
measurement of air capacity in the lungs
spirometry
another name for a pleural tap
thoracentesis
a test for determining the presence of tuberculosis
Mantoux test
a type of lung biopsy
bronchial brushings
instrument used to view the larynx
laryngoscope
Absence of breathing is
apnoea
A V/Q scan is a
ventilation-perfusion scan
Coughing or spitting up blood is
haemoptysis
Pleurisy is a/an
inflammation of the pleura
