The amount of air that enters the lungs in a single inhalation or leaves the lungs in a single exhalation of quiet breathing.
What is Tidal Volume (TV)?
100
Air
What is aer/o?
100
Artery
What is arteri/o?
100
Taking a radiographic picture of the lungs and heart from the back and sides.
What is chest x-ray?
100
ENT
What is ear, nose, and throat?
200
The volume of air in the lungs after a maximal inhalation.
What is Total Lung Capacity (TLC)?
200
life
What is bi/o?
200
cough
What is tuss/o?
200
X-ray record of the bronchus produced by bronchography.
What is bronchogram?
200
SOB
What is shortness of breath?
300
The air remaining in the lungs after forced exhalation.
What is Residual Volume (RV)?
300
dust
What is coni/o?
300
Breathing
What is spir/o?
300
Injecting dye into a blood vessel for the purpose of taking an X-ray of the arteries and veins of the lungs.
What is pulmonary angiography?
300
TPR
What is temperature, pulse, and respiration?
400
the amount of air that can be forcibly inhaled after normal inspiration. Also called complemental air.
What is Inspiratory Reserve Volume (IRV)?
400
outer region
What is cortic/o?
400
Plug
What is embol/o?
400
X-ray of the lung after a radiopaque substance has been inserted into the trachea or bronchial tube.
What is bronchography?
400
RDS
What is respiratory distress syndrome?
500
The air that remains in lungs after a normal exhalation has taken place.
What is Functional Residual Capacity (FRC)?
500
wall
What is sept/o?
500
Incomplete
What is atel/o?
500
Nuclear medicine diagnostic test that is especially useful in identifying pulmonary emboli. Radioactive air is inhaled to determine if air is filling the entire lung.
What is ventilation-perfusion scan?
500
DPT
What is diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus injection?