Medical Procedures 1
Medical Procedures 2
Medical and Diagnostic Procedures
Diagnostic and Laboratory Procedures
Laboratory Procedures and Drugs
100
Delivers medication directly to the lungs
What is aerosol therapy
100
PFT that measures the capacity of the lungs
What is spirometry
100
Removal of part or all of the lung
What is pneumonectomy/pulmonectomy
100
Visual examination of the mediastinal structures
What is a mediastinoscopy
100
Relieves or suppresses coughing
What is an antitussive
200
Method pf positioning the patient so gravity aids in the drainage of secretions from the lungs
What is postural drainage
200
Procedure in which a plastic tube is inserted into the trachea to maintain an open airway
What is endotracheal intubation
200
Visual examination of the bronchi
What is bronchoscopy
200
Measurement of the amount of salt in sweat
What is a sweat test
200
Relaxes bronchiole muscles to dilate airways
What is brochodilator
300
Variety of tests used to evaluate respiratory function
What is Pulmonary Function Test (PFT)
300
Surgical repair of a deviated septum
What is septoplasty
300
Visual examination of the larynx
What is laryngoscopy
300
Test that measures the dissolved O2 and CO2 in arterial blood
What is Arterial Blood Gases
300
Liquifies respiratory secretions so they are more easily dislodged during coughing
What is an expectorant
400
Non invasive method of monitoring the percentage of hemoglobin saturated by oxygen
What is oximetry
400
Surgical procedure to create an opening in the trachea into which a breathing tube is inserted
What is tracheostomy
400
Surgical puncture and drainage of the pleural cavity
What is thoracentesis
400
Imaging that combines computed tomography and angiography
What is computed tomography pulmonary angiography
400
Microbial test used to identify disease causing organisms in the lower respiratory tract
What is a sputum culture
500
Washing or irrigating the sinuses to remove mucopurulent material
What is antral lavage
500
Excision of part of the pleura
What is pleurectomy
500
Intradermal test to detect tuberculin sensitivity
What is Mantoux PPD Test
500
Test used to identify pathogens, especially group A streptococci
What is throat culture
500
Act on the immune system by blocking production of substances that trigger allergic and INFLAMMATORY actions
What is a corticosteroid
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