Exam 5: Respiratory System

A respiratory disease which is characterized by paroxysms of coughing, wheezing, and shortness of breath, which is caused by constriction of airways that is reversible between attacks is called

A term that means a periodic or sudden attack is

The vocal cords are located in the

The term hypoxemia is defined as

An incision of the trachea is called

Whooping cough is also called

Cough is defined as

The patient was experiencing apnea during sleep caused by repetitive pharyngeal collapse. The physician, in order to diagnose her condition as OSA, ordered a/an

To establish an airway for a patient choking on a piece of meat, the emergency room physician performed a

The combining form that means breathe, breathing is

Repetitive pharyngeal collapse leading to absence of breathing is called

The patient's physician listed her diagnosis as COPD due to chronic

The term thoracotomy is defined as

Stretching of lung tissue caused by the alveoli becoming distended and losing elasticity occurs in

Another term that means suffocation is

The term that means inflammation of the throat is

The term that means narrowing of the trachea is

Both air and food travel through the

Following surgery, a blood clot dislodged from a deep vein in the lower extremity was carried to the pulmonary artery, causing a blockage of circulation to the patient's lung, or a/an