ANATOMY
DIAGNOSTIC EXAMS
DISEASES AND DISORDERS
AH CHEW!!
(COLD,FLU,OR ALLERGY)
MISC
100
THE NOSE IS DIVIDED BY A WALL OF CARTILAGE CALLED THIS
What is THE SEPTUM
100
THIS BLOOD IS TAKEN DIRECTLY FROM AN ARTERY TO EVALUATE THE EXCHANGE OF O2 AND CO2 IN THE LUNGS
What is AN ARTERIAL BLOOD GAS (ABG)
100
IRREVERSIBLE ENLARGEMENT OF THE AIR SPACES IN THE LUNGS CAUSED BY DESTRUCTION OF THE ALVEOLAR WALLS
What is EMPHYSEMA
100
PROMINENTLY HIGH FEVER, TYPICALLY 102-104F
What is INFLUENZA (FLU)
100
THE MEDICAL TERM FOR A "NOSEBLEED"
What is EPISTAXIS
200
THIS SERVES AS A PASSAGEWAY FOR BOTH AIR AND FOOD
What is THE PHARYNX
200
THIS TEST INVOLVES INSERTION OF AN INSTRUMENT INTO THE TRACHEA TO VIEW THE AIRWAYS OR OBTAIN A SECRETION OR TISSUE SAMPLE
What is A BRONCHOSCOPY
200
THIS IS AN INFLAMMATION OF THE VISCERAL AND PARIETAL PLEURA IN THE THORACIC CAVITY
What is PLEURISY
200
THIS HAS THICK AND CLEAR TO YELLOWISH GREEN NASAL DISCHARGE
What is THE COMMON COLD
200
THIS IS AN UMBRELLA TERM FOR CONDITIONS SUCH AS EMPHYSEMA, CHRONIC BRONCHITIS, AND ASTHMA
What is CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD)
300
THIS COVERS THE OPENING OF THE LARYNX AND IS ALSO CALLED "THE LID"
What is THE EPIGLOTTIS
300
THIS EXAM INVOLVES INJECTING A RADIOACTIVE DYE TO VIEW PULMONARY BLOOD FLOW
What is A LUNG PERFUSION SCAN
300
A CONDITION IN WHICH AIR OR GAS HAS ACCUMULATED BETWEEN THE PARIETAL AND VISCERAL PLEURAE CAUSING SOME DEGREE OF COLLAPSE OF THE LUNG TISSUE
What is A PNEUMOTHORAX
300
THIS HAS A GOOD RESPONSE TO ANTIHISTAMINES
What is AN ALLERGY
300
500 MILLION
What is HOW MANY ALVEOLI OUR BODY CONTAINS
400
THIS IS COMMONLY CALLED "THE WINDPIPE"
What is THE TRACHEA
400
THIS PROCEDURE INVOLVES WITHDRAWING FLUID FROM THE PLEURAL SPACE BY NEEDLE ASPIRATION
What is A THORACENTESIS
400
AN OBSTRUCTION OF A PULMONARY ARTERY OR ARTERIOLE BY A CIRCULATING THROMBUS IS CALLED A
What is A PULMONARY EMBOLISM (PE)
400
THIS HAS WATERY AND CLEAR NASAL DRAINAGE
What is AN ALLERGY
400
2 QUARTS OR 4 MINUTES
What is AMOUNT OF OXYGEN ADULT HUMAN BEINGS CARRY/LENGTH OF TIME LIFE CAN BE SUSTAINED FOR
500
THE TRACHEA DIVIDES INTO 2 SECTIONS CALLED
What is THE RIGHT AND LEFT BRONCHI
500
THIS IS A RADIOLOGIC EXAM TO DETERMINE THE GENERAL HEALTH OF LUNG AND SURROUNDING TISSUES TO IDENTIFY A DISEASE PROCESS
What is A CHEST X-RAY
500
AN ACUTE OR CHRONIC, HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS INFECTION CAUSING NODULAR LESIONS AND PATCHY INFILTRATION OF THE LUNG TISSUE
What is TUBERCULOSIS
500
THIS CAN HAVE A MILD TO MODERATE COUGH
What is THE COMMON COLD
500
THIS TRAPS PARTICLES IN THE AIR SO THAT THEY DO NOT ENTER THE LUNGS
What is CILIA
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