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Which adventitious breath sound would you expect to hear in someone having an asthma attack?
wheezing
Visual examination of the urinary bladder
cystoscopy
The classification of the drug of choice to treat most cancers.
chemotherapeutic agent (chemotherapy)
Nervous tissue surrounded by vertebrae
spinal cord
The space in the chest containing the heart
mediastinum
The membrane surrounding the lungs
Pleura
Endocrine glands that are above each kidney.
adrenal glands
The abbreviation for cancer
CA
neuralgia
Arrhythmia characterized be abnormal quivering of heart muscle fibers.
fibrillation
The muscle separating the thoracic and abdominal cavities.
diaphragm
The two combining forms that mean kidney
ren/o and nephr/o
A malignant tumor of flesh tissue is
sarcoma
Common cause of a CVA
Thrombus (blood clot)
The abbreviation EKG/ECG stands for
echocardiogram
Difficulty breathing
dyspnea
The tubes leading from the kidneys to the urinary bladder
ureters
The term that indicates the spread of cancer to other tissues or organs
metastasis
A condition that causes a temporary weakness or paralysis of the muscles in the face. Caused by inflammation, swelling or compression of the facial nerve.
Bell's palsy
A surgical repair to open blocked vessels with a balloon and stent
angioplasty
Above normal respirations
tachypnea
The inner and outer portions of the kidneys
medulla and cortex
Lymphoma is categorized into these two categories
Hodgkin disease and non-Hodgkin lymphoma
A progressive, degenerative disorder that results in tremors, gait changes, and occasionally dementia.
Parkinson's disease
Death of heart muscle cells due to occlusion of a vessel.
Myocardial infarction (MI)