Exam 4: Pulmonology Respiratory System

Which of the following surgical procedures would be done to treat lung cancer?

The patient had a positive reaction to the Mantoux test.What test would the physician order next for this patient?

The epiglottis is a lid-like structure that closes against the larynx when food is swallowed.

What are bronchodilator drugs and what type of patient are they used to treat?

A patient diagnosed with RDS has respiratory distress syndrome.

Because of the meaning of the combining form phren/o-,we know that when the phrenic nerve is stimulated,it causes the ________ to contract.

Expiration is to breathe out.

In panlobar pneumonia,from the definition of the prefix we can tell that ________ lobes of the lung are affected.

The combining forms pector/o- and steth/o- both mean ________.

An RRT is a ________.

Another word for any occupational lung disease is ________.

Which syllable is the primary accented syllable in the medical word bronchiectasis (brong-kee-ek-tah-sis)?

Pulmonology is the study of the ________ and associated structures.

Reactive airway disease is another name for asthma.

Each primary bronchus enters a lung and branches into smaller ________.

The word respiratory divides into what combining form that means "breathe"?

Which breath sound is a high-pitched,harsh,crowing sound caused by obstruction in the trachea or larynx?

Although the lungs are similar in size,the right lung is slightly larger and has three lobes,while the left lung only has two lobes.

The combining form hem/o- means "________."

Which of these healthcare professionals would perform endotracheal intubation?