Medical Terminology Quiz

During a medical training session, Avery was learning how to use a hollow tube, approximately 10 inches long, with an inflatable cuff near one end that is inserted and positioned in the trachea. After the tube has been positioned, the cuff is inflated to maintain the tube's position so the patient can breathe through the tube.

Scarlett needs to administer her asthma medication. What device should she use to deliver the liquid medicine in a fine mist?

Liam uses a device to deliver a controlled dose of medication with each compression of the canister.

Abigail, a nurse, is taking care of patients who are known or suspected to be infected with pathogens transmitted by large particle droplets expelled during coughing, sneezing, talking, or laughing. What methods of infection control should she use?

Scarlett was at the hospital and the nurse put a meter on her finger that reads oxygen saturation and pulse.

Anika, a medical student, is learning about emergency airway management. She encounters a device that surrounds the opening of the larynx with an inflatable silicone cuff positioned in the hypopharynx; an alternative device to bag-mask ventilation. What is this device called?

Rohan visited the doctor, who used an instrument to listen to his internal body sounds.

Abigail visited the hospital for a check-up, and the doctor used an instrument to measure her breathing.

During a first aid training session, Aria was shown a hand-held device that is used to manually breathe for the patient on a temporary basis. What is this device called?

During a medical training session, Luna learned about an indwelling tube inserted directly into the trachea to assist with ventilation.