unit 7

Question 1

What is bronchoscopy?

Answer 1

Visual examination of the bronchi with a scope.

Question 2

What is bronchospasm?

Answer 2

Contraction of the smooth muscle in the walls of the bronchi and bronchioles.

Question 3

What is laryngectomy?

Answer 3

Surgical removal of the larynx.

Question 4

What is laryngitis?

Answer 4

Inflammation of the larynx.

Question 5

What are paranasal sinuses?

Answer 5

Air-filled cavities, lined with mucous membrane and located in the bones of the skull.

Question 6

What is anoxia?

Answer 6

Absence of oxygen from body tissues & organs despite adequate blood flow.

Question 7

What is hypoxia?

Answer 7

Deficient oxygen levels in body tissues & organs (less severe than anoxia).

Question 8

What is pharyngitis?

Answer 8

Inflammation of the pharynx (sore throat).

Question 9

What is aphonia?

Answer 9

Loss of the ability of the larynx to produce normal speech sounds.

Question 10

What is dysphonia?

Answer 10

Difficulty speaking.

Question 11

What is pleurisy?

Answer 11

Inflammation of the membranes that cover the lungs and line the pleural cavity.

Question 12

What is pleurodynia?

Answer 12

Sharp pain that occurs when inflamed membranes rub against each other during inhalation.

Question 13

What is bradypnea?

Answer 13

Abnormally slow rate of respiration.

Question 14

What is dyspnea?

Answer 14

Difficult or labored breathing.

Question 15

What is hyperpnea?

Answer 15

Breathing that is deeper and more rapid than normal at rest.

Question 16

What is pneumonia?

Answer 16

Serious inflammation of the lungs in which alveoli and air passages fill with pus and other fluids.

Question 17

What is a pulmonologist?

Answer 17

Specialist in diagnosis & treatment of diseases/disorders of the respiratory system.

Question 18

What is sinusitis?

Answer 18

Inflammation of the sinuses.

Question 19

What is polysomnography?

Answer 19

A study to measure physiological activity during sleep.

Question 20

What is a spirometer?

Answer 20

Recording device that measures the amount of air inhaled or exhaled.

Question 21

What is hemothorax?

Answer 21

Collection of blood in the pleural cavity.

Question 22

What is pneumothorax?

Answer 22

Accumulation of air in the pleural space resulting in pressure imbalance causing lung to fully or partially collapse.

Question 23

What is pyothorax?

Answer 23

Presence of pus in the pleural cavity between the layers of the pleural membrane.

Question 24

What is tracheostomy?

Answer 24

Surgical creation of a stoma into the trachea to facilitate a tube for breathing.

Question 25

What is tracheotomy?

Answer 25

Incision into the trachea to gain access to the airway below a blockage.

Question 26

What are alveoli?

Answer 26

Small, grape-like clusters at the end of each bronchiole where oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange occurs.

Question 27

What is an antitussive?

Answer 27

Medication to prevent or relieve coughing.

Question 28

What is asbestosis?

Answer 28

Condition caused by asbestos particles in the lungs.

Question 29

What is asphyxia?

Answer 29

Loss of consciousness from deficient oxygen supply.

Question 30

What is asthma?

Answer 30

Chronic inflammatory disease of bronchial tubes.

Question 31

What is atelectasis?

Answer 31

Incomplete expansion of part or all of a lung due to blockade of air.

Question 32

What is a bronchodilator?

Answer 32

Medication that relaxes and expands bronchial passages into the lungs.

Question 33

What is bronchorrhea?

Answer 33

Excessive discharge of mucus from the bronchi.

Question 34

What is Cheyne-Stokes respiration?

Answer 34

Irregular pattern of breathing.

Question 35

What is croup?

Answer 35

Acute respiratory infection in children/infants with obstruction of larynx, & swelling around vocal cords.

Question 36

What is cyanosis?

Answer 36

Bluish discoloration of the skin & mucous membranes from inadequate blood-oxygen levels.

Question 37

What is cystic fibrosis?

Answer 37

Life-threatening, genetic disorder in which lungs & pancreas are clogged with abnormally thick mucus.

Question 38

What is diphtheria?

Answer 38

Acute bacterial infection of the throat & upper respiratory tract.

Question 39

What is emphysema?

Answer 39

Progressive long-term loss of lung function.

Question 40

What is empyema?

Answer 40

Collection of pus in a body cavity.

Question 41

What is endotracheal intubation?

Answer 41

Insertion of a tube through the mouth and into the trachea to establish or maintain an open airway.

Question 42

What is epistaxis?

Answer 42

Bleeding from the nose.

Question 43

What is hemoptysis?

Answer 43

Expectoration of blood from the lungs or bronchial tubes.

Question 44

What is hypercapnia?

Answer 44

Abnormal build-up of carbon dioxide in the blood.

Question 45

What is hypopnea?

Answer 45

Shallow or slow respiration.

Question 46

What is hypoxemia?

Answer 46

Low oxygen levels in the blood.

Question 47

What is laryngoscopy?

Answer 47

Visual examination of the larynx & vocal cords using a scope inserted through the mouth.

Question 48

What is laryngospasm?

Answer 48

Sudden spasmodic closure of the larynx.

Question 49

What is the mediastinum?

Answer 49

Middle section of the chest cavity.

Question 50

What is a nebulizer?

Answer 50

Electronic device that pumps air or oxygen through a liquid medicine to turn it into a mist to be inhaled by the patient.

Question 51

What is an otolaryngologist?

Answer 51

Specialist in diagnosis and treatment of diseases/disorders of head and neck.

Question 52

What is pertussis?

Answer 52

Contagious bacterial infection of the upper respiratory tract characterized by violent coughing.

Question 53

What is phlegm?

Answer 53

Thick mucus secreted by the tissues lining the respiratory passages.

Question 54

What is pneumoconiosis?

Answer 54

Fibrosis of the lung tissues caused by dust in the lungs.

Question 55

What is pneumonectomy?

Answer 55

Surgical removal of all or part of a lung.

Question 56

What is a pulse oximeter?

Answer 56

External monitor that measures oxygen saturation level in the blood.

Question 57

What is sleep apnea?

Answer 57

Disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts during sleep causing decrease in blood-oxygen levels.

Question 58

What is tachypnea?

Answer 58

Abnormally rapid rate of respiration.

Question 59

What is thoracentesis?

Answer 59

Surgical puncture of the chest wall with a needle to obtain fluid from the pleural cavity.

Question 60

What is thoracotomy?

Answer 60

Surgical incision into the chest walls to open the pleural cavity for biopsy or treatment.

Question 61

What is tuberculosis?

Answer 61

Infectious bacterial disease that primarily affects the lungs.