Pulmonary Medicine

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Answer Keys

1. The combining form rhino means _____________. (a) throat; (b) air; (c) nose; (d) diaphragm
2. ____________ means breathing. (a) pneumo; (b) spiro; (c) naso; (d) pulmono
3. The term dyspnea is concerned with _________. (a) breathing; (b) windpipe; (c) air; (d) diaphragm
4. The exchange of gases within the body is called _______. (a) inspiration; (b) expiration; (c) expectoration; (d) respiration
5. The ____ prevent(s) food from entering the airway. (a) alveoli; (b) cilia; (c) epiglottis; (d) larynx
6. The ___________ is located between the roof of the mouth and the upper edge of the epiglottis. (a) larynx; (b) laryngopharynx; (c) nasopharynx; (d) oropharynx
7. The ________ are the functional tissues of any organ. (a) mucous membranes; (b) parenchyma; (c) alveoli; (d) cilia
8. ____________ are the membranes that line the thoracic cavity. (a) pleura; (b) alveoli; (c) cilia; (d) mucous membranes
9. The ability to breathe only in an upright position is __________. (a) bradypnea; (b) orthopnea; (c) hypopnea; (d) tachypnea
10. The inability to breathe is called ________. (a) dyspnea; (b) hypopnea; (c) bradypnea; (d) apnea
11. Rapid breathing is called _______________. (a) bradypnea; (b) orthopnea; (c) hypopnea; (d) tachypnea
12. Difficult breathing is termed __________.  (a) dyspnea; (b) hypopnea; (c) bradypnea; (d) apnea
13. Popping sounds called ________ are heard when air enters diseased airways. (a) rales; (b) rhonchi; (c) stridor; (d) wheezes
14. ________ occur(s) in disorders such as emphysema or asthma. (a) rales; (b) rhonchi; (c) stridor; (d) wheezes
15. ________ is (are) characterized by a high-pitched crowing sound. (a) rales; (b) rhonchi; (c) stridor; (d) wheezes
16. Another term for a nosebleed is ______. (a) rhinorrhea; (b) hemoptysis; (c) epistaxis; (d) expectoration
17. To cough up and spit out blood in the lungs is _____. (a) rhinorrhea; (b) hemoptysis; (c) epistaxis; (d) expectoration
18. A constriction of bronchi is termed ___________.
19. Write the term for URI. _______________________.
20. The collapse of lung tissue is termed ________. (a) bronchiectasis; (b) atelectasis; (c) laryngospasm; (d) pneumocystosis

    

Proofreading Exercise -- You should find one error in each statement.

1. The patient found herself short of breathe after climbing two flights of stairs.
2. On lung exam, I heard a few course rhonchi.
3. The patient is to continue his current medical regime.
4. The lungs were clear to osculation and percussion.
5. The lungs revealed defuse inspiratory and expiratory wheezes.
6. Although the patient complained of rapid breathing, he was not apneic on exam.
7. Chest x-ray revealed pulmonary affusion.
8. On lung exam, I detected the presents of end expiratory wheezes.
9. For her severe cough, I prescribed Tessalon Pearls one to two p.r.n.
10. The patient is to continue Vancenase-AQ two squirts each nostril BID. If he develops purulent drainage, he will let us know.

The lung way home

ACROSS
2 Subdivision of the trachea that conveys air to and from the lungs
6 Any of several subdivisions of the lungs
7 Any part of the respiratory tract through which air passes during breathing
8 Clear viscid membrane secretion
10 Absence of gas from all or part of the lungs
12 Shortness of breath
15 Inflammation of the fine subdivisions of the bronchi
16 Expectorated matter, especially mucus
17 Occupational lung inflammation often leading to fibrosis, from inhaling dust
18 Inflammation of lung parenchyma, usually due to bacteria or viruses
19 Decrease below normal levels of oxygen in the body

DOWN
1 Depression on border of the kidney through which renal vessels and nerves pass
3 Short, sharp or rough sound heard over the chest with a stethoscope in pleurisy
4 Inflammation of the serous membrane enveloping the lungs
5 Denoting breathing pattern characterized by apnea, shallow breaths, and gasps in a dying patient
9 Any disease in which narrowing of small bronchi slows forced expiratory flow (abbr.)
11 Congenital metabolic disorder causing lung obstruction (2 words)
13 Relating to the lung
14 Absence of breathing