CH 9 MedTerm -Respiratory

Which term describes coughing up and spitting out material from the lungs?

• hemoptysis

• expectoration

• sputum

• epistaxis

_____ is deficient movement of air in and out of the lungs.

• hypercapnia

• hypoxemia

• bradypnea

• apnea

The inability to breathe is termed _____.

• dyspnea

• anoxia

• bradypnea

• apnea

Auscultation is described as a/an _____.

• method of listening to the sounds within the body

• method of tapping over the body to elicit vibrations and sounds

• use of a flexible endoscope to look within the body for diagnosis or treatment

• analysis of arterial blood to determine adequacy of lung function

Removal of lobe of the lung is termed _____.

• lobectomy

• pulmonectomy

• pneumonectomy

• thoracotomy

The term for material expelled from the lungs by coughing is _____.

_____ occurs in disorders such as emphysema or asthma.

• rales

• crackles

• wheezes

• stridors

Restrictive pulmonary disease resulting from prolonged inhalation of fine dusts is termed _____.

• pneumonitis

• pleural effusion

• pneumoconiosis

• pneumocystis

URI is an abbreviation for _____.

Examination of the airways using a flexible endoscope is called _____.