Respiratory system_medical terms

Respiratory system_medical terms

by Associate Professor Pawitra Pulbutr, Ph.D.

Multiple Choice

What is a synonym of "shortness of breath"

• dyspnea

• croup

• pleurisy

• pneumothorax

Multiple Select

What are two most common conditions contribute to "COPD"?

• emphysema

• tuberculosis

• asthma

• chronic bronchitis

Multiple Choice

Children with .......... have a distinctive barking cough and will make a harsh sound known as stridor when they breathe in.

• asthma

• pneumothorax

• Croup

Multiple Choice

What is a term for "collapsed lung"

• pulmonary embolism

• pleurisy

• pneumothorax

• pneumonia

Multiple Choice

What is a synonym of "whooping cough"?

• pleuritis

• tuberculosis

• diphtheria

• pertussis

Multiple Choice

What is a term for "sticky and slightly wet in an unpleasant way"?

• creak

• clammy

• crackles

• chills

Multiple Choice

She has ................... sputum. 

• blood-tinged

• bluish 

• blood clotted 

• browish

Multiple Choice

She has ................... sputum.

• shivering

• blood-streaked

• frothy

• spit

Multiple Choice

What is a polite word for "sweat"?

• perspiration

• exhaustion

• exhalation

• wheezer