observation and discovery resporatory system

Question 1

pectoriloquy

Answer 1

PEK-toh-RIL-oh-kwee
pectori/loquy
chest/speak
speaking from the chest; used as a means of finding masses in the lung. a HCP listening to a patient’s chest asks the pt to whisper a word. the word will be audible in areas where fluid or a mass is present. hence the chest “speaks” in those places

Question 2

pectus carinatum

Answer 2

pectus carinatum
chest/keel
PEK-tus- car-ee-NAH-tum
a chest that protrudes like the keel of a ship

Question 3

pectus excavatum

Answer 3

pectus ex/cavatum
chest out/hollowed
PEK-tus eks-cuh-VAH-tum
a chest that is hollowed out

Question 4

percussion

Answer 4

per-KUSH-un

Question 5

retraction

Answer 5

rih-TRAK-shun
re/trac/tion
back/drag/process
the sucking in of the skin around bones during inhalation; happens when someone is in respiratory distress

Question 6

atelectasis

Answer 6

a/tel/ecstasis
not/complete/expansion
AT-el-EK-tah-sis
incomplete expansion

Question 7

bronchiectasis

Answer 7

bronchi/ectasis
bronchus/expansion
bron-key-EK-ta-sis
expansion of the bronchi

Question 8

caseous necrosis

Answer 8

caseous necr/osis
cheese like death/condition
KAY-see-us ne-KROH-sis
the death of tissue with a cheese like appearance

Question 9

chylothorax

Answer 9

chylo/thorax
chyle/chest
KAI-loh-THOH-raks
chyle (milky bodily fluid formed in small intestine during digestion) in the chest

Question 10

empyema

Answer 10

em/py/ema
in/pus/condition
EM-PAI-EE-mah
pus inside the chest

Question 11

hemothorax

Answer 11

hemo/thorax
blood/chest
HEE-moh-THOR-aks
blood in the chest

Question 12

phrenoplegia

Answer 12

phreno/plegia
diaphragm/paralysis
FREN-oh-PLEE-jah
paralysis of the diaphragm

Question 13

phrenoptosis

Answer 13

FREN-awp-TOH-sis
drooping of the diaphragm

Question 14

pleural effusion

Answer 14

pluer/al ex/fusion
pluera/pertaining to/
out/pour
PLUR-al eh-FYOO-zhun
fluid pouring out into the pluera

Question 15

pneumohemothorax

Answer 15

pneumo/hemo/thorax
air/blood/chest
NOO-moh-HEEM-oh-THOH-rama
air and blood in the chest

Question 16

pneumothorax

Answer 16

NOO-moh-THOR-aks
air in the chest

Question 17

pulmonary edema

Answer 17

pulmon/ary
edema
lung/pertaining to/swelling
pul-moh-nee-ree eh-DEE-ma
swelling in the lungs

Question 18

pyothorax

Answer 18

PAI-oh-THOH-raks
pus in the chest

Question 19

tracheostenosis

Answer 19

TRAY-kee-oh-sten-OH-sis
narrowing of the trachea

Question 20

hypercapnia

Answer 20

HAI-per-KAP-nee-ah
excessive CO2

Question 21

hypercarbia

Answer 21

HAI-per-KAR-bee-ah
excessive CO2

Question 22

hypocapnia & hypocarbia

Answer 22

insufficient CO2
HAI-po-KAP-nee-ah
HAI-po-KAR-bee-ah

Question 23

hypoxemia

Answer 23

insufficient O in the blood
HAIP-OK-SEE-mee-ah

Question 24

hypoxia

Answer 24

insufficient O
HAI-POKS-see-ah

Question 25

computed tomography

Answer 25

computed tomo/graphy cut/writing procedure com-PYOO-ted toh-MAWF-rah-fee an imaging procedure using a computer to cut (uses slices to view pt images)

Question 26

pulmonary angiography

Answer 26

pul-moh-neh-ree an-jee-AWG-rah-fee an imaging procedure for recording pulmonary blood vessel activity

Question 27

ventilation-perfusion scan (VQ scan)

Answer 27

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

Question 28

bronchoscopy

Answer 28

broncho/scopy bronchus/looking procedure bron-KOS-koh-pee procedure to look inside the bronchi

Question 29

capnography

Answer 29

KAP-NAWG-rah-fee capno/graphy CO2/writing procedure procedure to record CO2 levels

Question 30

capnometer

Answer 30

kap-NOM-eh-ter instrument to measure CO2 levels

Question 31

endoscope

Answer 31

EN-doh-SKOHP instrument to look inside

Question 32

nasopharyngoscope

Answer 32

NAY-zoh-fa-RING-go-scohp an instrument to look at the nose and throat

Question 33

oximetry

Answer 33

ok-SIM-eh-tree oxi/metry oxygen/measuring process procedure to measure oxygen levels

Question 34

polysomnography

Answer 34

PAWL-ee-som-NAWG-rah-fee

Question 35

pulmonary function testing (PFT)

Answer 35

pul-moh-neh-ree funk-shin TES-ting

Question 36

spirometry

Answer 36

spih-ROM-eh-tree procedure to measure breathing

Question 37

thoracoscopy (thorascopy)

Answer 37

THOH-rah-KOS-koh-pee examination of the chest