Upper Respiratory Tract
Lower Respiratory Tract
Diseases & Conditions
Medical Words
Procedures
100
Instrument used for examining the pharynx
What is pharyngoscope?
100
Excision of a lung.
What is pneumectomy?
100
Nosebleed.
What is epistaxis?
100
Spitting blood.
What is hemoptysis?
100
CTPA
What is computed tomography pulmonary angiography?
200
Responsible for pulmonary ventilation process that begins with inhalation.
What is the upper respiratory tract?
200
Assists in changing the volume of the thoracic cavity.
What is the diaphragm?
200
Breathing sound caused by a spasm or swelling.
What is stridor?
200
Without smell.
What is anosmia?
200
Examination of the larynx to reveal abnormalities.
What is laryngoscopy?
300
Receptors for the sense of smell.
What is olfactory neurons?
300
Contains the heart, aorta, esophagus and bronchi.
What is the mediastinum?
300
Blockage in the artery of the lungs.
What is pulmonary embolism?
300
Disease of the chest.
What is thoracopathy?
300
Monitoring percentage of Hb
What is oximetry?
400
Leaf shaped structure on top of the larynx and seals off the air passage to the lungs during swallowing.
What is the epiglottis?
400
Membrane that lines the thoracic cavity.
What is the parietal pleura?
400
Collapsed lung
What is atelectasis?
400
Dust in lungs.
What is pneumoconiosis?
400
Plastic tubes inserted in the trachea.
What is endotracheal intubation?
500
The nose, oral cavity, pharynx and larynx.
What is parts of the upper respiratory system?
500
Specialist in the study of lungs.
What is a pulmonologist?
500
Head cold or URI
What is coryza?
500
Black lung disease.
What is anthracosis?
500
Nuclear test scan evaluates ventilation and perfusion.
What is ventilation-perfusion V-Q scan?
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