Exam 8: Respiratory System

A term for occurring in sudden, periodic attacks is:

Anoxia means :

A 75-year-old woman with a left cerebrovascular accident (stroke) is now unable to speak. You document which term to indicate this deficit?

Silicosis is:

A patient has inflammation of the sinuses. Which of the following terms best describes this?

___________ is defined as insertion of a tube for air or dilation.

Inflammation of the bronchi is called ___________.

Effusion of fluid into the air spaces and tissue spaces of the lungs is called:

Pulmonary lobectomy is:

The muscular wall that separates the abdomen from the thoracic cavity is called the:

A chronic disease characterized by increased size of alveoli and destructive changes of their walls is called:

A weak voice is referred to as ____________.

Tracheotomy means :

A 53-year-old man underwent puncture of the chest cavity to remove fluid. This can be documented as:

Pertaining to the windpipe is called ___________.

A 29-year-old woman is trying to break up sputum by using which type of over-the-counter medication?

The term pulmonary refers to the:

Removal of lung tissue is called:

During a chart review, you note that the patient has undergone surgical puncture of a lung to drain fluid that had accumulated. This is referred to as a:

The general name of the procedure in which a tube is placed through the mouth or nose, pharynx, and larynx into the trachea for the purpose of establishing an airway is _____ intubation.